WASHINGTON − The last time Volodymyr Zelenskyy came to the White House, his meeting with President Donald Trump went so poorly that the Ukrainian leader was kicked out.

Trump mocked his clothes and Vice President JD Vance called him “disrespectful” in a February Oval Office meeting that turned into a televised brawl.

Zelenskyy is now on better terms with Trump. But when he comes to the White House to discuss a potential peace deal with Russia, he'll face a renewed hard line from Trump after the president's Aug. 15 meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Alaska.

Before the Washington meetings, Trump railed at critics of his recent summit with Putin, where he shifted his position on a Ukraine ceasefire to align with that of the Russian president. "I know exactly what I'm do

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