Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday called his contentious meeting last week with President Trump at the White House a "regrettable" gathering but stopped short of issuing an apology for the public blowup.

The Ukrainian president says last week's fiery Oval Office meeting "did not go the way it was supposed to", adding Kyiv is ready to sign a minerals deal.

President Donald Trump is reportedly refusing to engage in talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky unless the latter issues a public apology, according to Fox News. White House correspondent Peter Doocy shared that a senior White House official told him no progress will happen on the U.