Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appeared on U.S. television Friday after his spat with Trump at the White House, trying to mitigate the political damage caused by the confrontation.

“I'm very grateful to the Americans for all your support,” he said in an interview with Fox News. - You've been very helpful to us from the beginning ... you helped us survive.”

He also acknowledged that his public argument with Trump was “not good” but seemed confident that his relationship with the US president could recover.

“I just want to be honest, and I just want our partners to get the situation right, and I want to get it right. That's the main thing for us - not to lose our friendship,” he said.

Yesterday during the talks, the presidents of the United States and Ukraine began to have a conversation on raised tones. Trump accused Zelensky of ingratitude. The Vice-President of the United States also joined the dispute.

Later, Trump said that Zelensky was not ready for peace.

After a while, the press conference of Trump and Zelensky was canceled, and the mineral deal was postponed. After the scandalous negotiations, the delegation led by Zelensky was told to leave the White House.

Later, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio gave an interview to CNN, during which he said that the President of Ukraine should apologize to the President of the United States. At the same time, the Ukrainian president said in an interview with Fox News that he did not think it was necessary to apologize to Donald Trump.