MOSCOW, March 4. /TASS/. Vladimir Zelensky has expressed regret over the incident that happened during his meeting with US President Donald Trump on February 28, but again failed to present apologies.

"Our meeting in Washington, at the White House on Friday, did not go the way it was supposed to be. It is regrettable that it happened this way. It is time to make things right," he wrote on his page in the social media X.

According to Zelensky, Ukraine would like further cooperation and communication to be constructive.

"Regarding the agreement on minerals and security, Ukraine is ready to sign it in any time and in any convenient format," he added.

On February 28, Vladimir Zelensky arrived at the White House. While addressing questions from the press ahead of their talks, tensions flared between Trump and Zelensky, resulting in an emotional verbal exchange. Zelensky interrupted Trump and displayed rudeness toward the journalists present. In response, Trump highlighted Zelensky's disrespectful demeanor toward the United States, and Vice President JD Vance pointed out that Zelensky had neglected to thank Washington for its support for Kiev. Consequently, Zelensky was asked to leave the White House. As a result, the signing of a mineral agreement between Ukraine and the U.S., along with a press conference that was to follow the discussions, did not occur. Notably, Zelensky did not offer any apology for his actions or remarks. On March 2, the Bloomberg news agency reported a source within the EU leadership stating that the U.S. presidential administration had privately communicated to its European partners a desire for a public apology from Zelensky for his behavior during the White House visit.

On March 3, Reuters quoted a White House spokesperson confirming that Trump had ordered the suspension of all military aid deliveries to Kiev. A Pentagon spokesperson subsequently corroborated this information to TASS.