It was not immediately clear whether Zelenskyy presented Trump with evidence that Russia was helping Iran target US military bases in the Mideast, as Zelenskyy has said is occurring. The White House did not release specifics regarding either meeting, although press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement: “President Trump has concluded his meetings in the Oval Office with President Zelenskyy and Prime Minister Netanyahu. AdvertisementTrump, who had already long admired Putin, appeared to allow the incident to color his view of Zelenskyy and Ukraine going forward. While Trump claimed that he would pressure Putin to agree to a ceasefire, that did not happen. Instead, Russian officials have referred to “Alaska agreements,” although Trump and his aides have never acknowledged the existence of any.