Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, sits across from Vice President JD Vance in Munich on Friday.
Tensions between the Trump administration and the Ukrainian government had been escalating behind the scenes for the past week before they fully erupted into public view Wednesday.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, second left, during a meeting with Vice President JD Vance on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. Photo/Matthias Schrader