The president's closest advisers, stunned after the debacle in the Oval Office, huddled on Saturday morning were still uncertain how to salvage a mining deal with Ukraine.

Tensions between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky have reached a boiling point after a fiery confrontation at the White House. Following the explosive exchange, senior US officials have demanded that Zelensky publicly apologize for his behavior during the meeting if he hopes to resume negotiations on a critical rare earths deal.