Zelenskyy Apologized to Trump After Oval Office Clash, Witkoff Says

‘I think that it was an important step and there’s been a lot of discussion between our teams and the Ukrainians and the Europeans,’ the White House envoy said.

President Donald Trump with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office at the White House on Feb. 28, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy apologized to President Donald Trump for a heated Oval Office meeting this past week in a letter that Trump cited during his March 4 speech before Congress, White House special envoy Steve Witkoff said.

“Zelensky sent a letter to the president. He apologized for that whole incident that happened in the Oval Office,” Witkoff said on March 10 in an interview on Fox News. “I think that it was an important step and there’s been a lot of discussion between our teams and the Ukrainians and the Europeans who are relevant to this discussion as well.”