Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has hit back at Lindsey Graham after the United States Senator criticized him for arguing with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance during an Oval Office meeting last Friday.

I can give [Lindsey Graham] citizenship of Ukraine and he will become a citizen of our country,” said Zelenskyy on March 2. “And then his voice will start to gain weight, and I will hear him as a citizen of Ukraine on the topic of who must be the president.

Zelensky needs to ‘resign’ or ‘change’

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) slammed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for arguing with President Trump and Vice President JD Vance during an explosive Oval Office meeting Friday, telling reporters Kyiv’s leader should consider his political future.

President Donald Trump berated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for being “disrespectful” Friday in an extraordinary Oval Office meeting, then abruptly called off the signing of a minerals deal that Trump said would have moved Ukraine closer to ending its war with Russia.

Sky News reporter Yalda Hakim asked Ukraine President Zelensky at an event with British reporters Sunday (full replay here) to respond to Sen. Lindsey Graham's comment that Zelensky might have to resign in order for Trump to make a deal with Ukraine and Russia.

Senator Lindsey Graham has backed US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance after their public argument with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Graham has been one of Ukraine’s biggest defenders on the Republican side.