The White House held a news briefing following the U.S. vote alongside Russia on a United Nations resolution concerning Ukraine. The vote raised eyebrows due to the unlikely alignment, sparking questions about U.

In escalating rhetoric, Trump has called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a "dictator," falsely accused Kyiv of starting the war and warned that he "better move fast" to negotiate an end to the conflict or risk not having a nation to lead. Zelenskyy responded by saying Trump was living in a Russian-made "disinformation space."