ISTANBUL 

The Polish prime minister expressed his support for Ukraine on Friday after a heated exchange between US President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

“Dear Zelenskyy, dear Ukrainian friends, you are not alone,” Donald Tusk said on X.

The comment came after Zelenskyy got into a heated war of words with Trump and US Vice President JD Vance, who repeatedly accused the embattled leader of being ungrateful for Americans' support in Kyiv's war effort.

The highly undiplomatic war of words lasted for roughly 10 minutes as Zelenskyy sought to defend his handling of the over three-year-long conflict with Russia.

Zelenskyy departed the White House following the public spat, and a planned signing ceremony for a deal on critical minerals and press conference were canceled.