Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky 's upcoming return to the White House will likely go smoother if Vice President JD Vance does not attend, a Ukrainian official has said.

The Ukrainian leader's now-infamous trip to the White House in late February saw Zelensky berated by President Donald Trump and the vice president in front of the world's cameras. The visit was a dip in already strained relations between Kyiv and the Trump administration, a hideous diplomatic moment Ukrainian officials have been keen to rectify as U.S. efforts to reach a deal to end the fighting grind on.

It will be better for the Ukrainian delegation if Vance is not present for Monday's meeting, a source close to Zelensky told Newsweek .

The February Oval Office meeting saw Vance "provoking" the Ukrainian

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