President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Joe Biden walk to the Oval Office of the White House September 21, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) (Getty Images)
Fox News Digital reached out to Biden's office on Sunday morning for additional comment on the 2022 phone call but did not immediately receive a reply.
The report resurfaced over the weekend, following President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance's fiery meeting with Zelenskyy, which included the VP pressing the Ukraine leader on his gratitude for the U.S.'s assistance across the years, and Trump asking Zelenskyy to leave the White House – stipulating that he can return "when he is ready for Peace."
The White House meeting grew tense in approximately its final 10 minutes, after Vance said that peace would be reached between Russia and Ukraine through U.S. diplomacy efforts.
President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden welcome Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife, Olena Zelenska, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Zelenskyy continued that under war, "everybody has problems, even you," and that the U.S. would feel the war "in the future."
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"Don't tell us what we're going to feel," Trump shot back at Zelenskyy.
"You're gambling with the lives of millions of people," Trump added at another point during the exchange. "You're gambling with World War III. You're gambling with World War III. And what you're doing is very disrespectful to the country, this country."
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as U.S. Vice President JD Vance reacts at the White House in Washington, D.C., Feb. 28, 2025. (Reuters/Brian Snyder/File Photo)
"And your people are very brave. But you're either going to make a deal or we're out. And if we're out, you'll fight it out. I don't think it's going to be pretty, but you'll fight it out. But you don't have the cards. But once we sign that deal, you're in a much better position. But you're not acting at all thankful. And that's not a nice thing. I'll be honest. That's not a nice thing," Trump said.
Zelenskyy left the White House shortly after. The Trump administration canceled a planned press conference with Zelenskyy later that day, while a planned speaking event featuring the Ukraine leader at a Washington, D.C.-based think tank was canceled.
Zelenskyy did join Fox News' Bret Baier for an exclusive interview on Friday evening, where he was pressed on whether he would apologize to Trump. U.S. leaders, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, called on Zelenskyy to apologize for the Oval Office meeting, but the Ukraine president bucked the calls during the Baier interview, while adding that he respects Trump and the U.S.
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"I'm very thankful to Americans for all your support. You did a lot. I'm thankful to President Trump and to Congress for bipartisan support," he responded when asked about an apology. "You helped us a lot from the very beginning, during three years of full-scale invasion, you helped us to survive."
"No, I respect the president and I respect American people. . . . I think that we have to be very open and very honest, and I'm not sure that we did something bad," he added when asked again whether he believes he owes Trump an apology.
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Zelenskyy traveled to the UK over the weekend, meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who told local media that he had spoken with Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron regarding the UK and France taking the reins on crafting a plan for peace that will eventually be presented to the U.S.
European leaders are slated to travel to London on Sunday to further discuss a peace plan.
Fox News Digital's Diana Stancy contributed to this report.
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