It is “crucial” for Ukraine to have US President Donald Trump’s support, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday, the day after he was berated by the US leader in a heated meeting at the Oval Office.

Whether or not President Volodymyr Zelensky was ambushed or should have been more diplomatic in the Oval Office, it was a disastrous visit for Ukraine.For those watching in Kyiv, the future of their country hung in the balance.

W HEN VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY arrived at the White House on February 28th the America-Ukrainian relationship was fragile and uncertain. By the time the Ukrainian president left, it was shattered. After a full-blown shouting match in front of the television cameras—with Donald Trump and his vice-president,