Oksana Markarova, Ukrainian ambassador to the U.S., puts her head in her hand during a heated exchange Friday between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House. (Photo/Pool)
President Trump addressed Zelenskyy, saying, "You're saying you don't want a ceasefire. I want a ceasefire because you get a ceasefire faster than an agreement."
The Ukrainian president chimed in, "I said to you … with guarantees. Ask our people about [a] ceasefire, [about] what they think."
Trump starkly halted the conversation, saying "that wasn't with me."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House Friday in Washington, D.C. (Getty Images)
Sources close to Zelenskyy noted tensions were high prior to the meeting, Fox News Digital previously reported.
Zelenskyy reportedly rejected the mineral security agreement before Friday's meeting due to the absence of security guarantees protecting Ukraine from another Russian invasion.
Even though the Ukrainian president warned he would need those assurances to sign the deal, sources said the dismissal angered Trump and Vance.
Just minutes after reporters asked their first questions, the heated disagreement unfolded.
Oksana Markarova, the Ukrainian ambassador to the U.S., right, is recognized during President Joe Biden's State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol Feb. 7, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)
Markarova was ambassador for roughly a year when Russia invaded Ukraine, thrusting her into the spotlight.
In September, Fox News Digital exclusively reported that House Speaker Mike Johnson wrote a letter to Zelenskyy seeking Markarova's firing after she allegedly organized a U.S. taxpayer-funded tour of an American manufacturing site for Zelenskyy in Pennsylvania, a key battleground state, ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
Johnson, R-La., said the tour "purposely excluded" Republicans, calling it "election interference."
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks with reporters at the Capitol in Washington Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
"She should be removed from her post immediately," Johnson wrote.
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The Embassy of Ukraine to the United States of America did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
Fox News Digital's Caitlin McFall and Brooke Singman contributed to this report.
Alexandra Koch is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital. Prior to joining Fox News, Alexandra covered breaking news, crime, religion, and the military in the southeast.
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