You are not only fighting for your freedom but also for all of Europe’s,” Sweden's Prime Minister said to Zelensky.

Zelensky had offered a curt apology at the end of an interview after the testy exchange: ‘We are thankful and sorry for this.’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has thanked the American people and leadership and voiced hope for “strong relations,” a day after an astonishing Oval Office blowout with U.S.