
Donald Trump has welcomed Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the White House.
His visit comes after similar trips across the Atlantic for France’s Emmanuel Macron and Britain’s Keir Starmer this week.
So how do the arrivals of Zelenskyy and Starmer compare?
Despite some fears he wouldn’t, Trump did greet Zelenskyy at the entrance to the West Wing, and shook his hand.
There were fewer smiles than the greeting for Starmer but there was still a handshake, and the two posed for the cameras.
However, the two did stand noticeably slightly apart.
Trump also opted for a defiant fist, rather than the thumbs up he used to greet Starmer.
Zelenskyy also looked stern, even when Trump pointed to him and appeared to call to the waiting press.
As we’ve been reporting, Trump recently called the democratically-elected President Zelenskyy a dictator – and then yesterday said he didn’t remember using the word – so it’s no wonder there’s a degree of frostiness. But both men need each other politically.
Here’s how the same moment unfolded yesterday with UK PM Starmer.
Arguably, this was the most awkward Starmer looked during his whole visit – with the rest of the moments in front of the camera going well.
Trump praised the PM’s accent, hinted at a possible UK-US trade deal, accepted an invite for a second state visit from the King, and even praised Starmer’s wife – earning the Labour leader rave reviews in the press at home.
Recap how the visit went by checking the key points on this live page.