Messages of support appeared on social media after a tense meeting between Trump and Zelensky devolved into a heated exchange over Russia's war and Washington's assistance to Kyiv.
Zelensky left the White House without securing further aid or obtaining security guarantees, according to reports.
'You are not alone': PM
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk took to X to affirm his support for Ukraine's defence against Russia.
"Dear @ZelenskyyUa, dear Ukrainian friends, you are not alone," Tusk said in a post.
'Poland will support free Ukraine until a just peace is achieved': FM
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski wrote: "My heart goes out to the brave soldiers of Ukraine who are manning the ramparts of liberty against aggression, rapacity and nihilism. Poland will support free Ukraine until a just peace is achieved."
'The enemy is elsewhere': defence minister
Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said: "Our allies have repeatedly demonstrated that sincere and responsible cooperation is the foundation of our shared security. Today, this cooperation requires peace and unity, not negative emotions. The enemy is elsewhere."
'Ukraine - we are with you': parliamentary Speaker
Lower-house Speaker Szymon Hołownia expressed respect for Zelensky and assured Ukraine of Poland's support.
"Not three days, not three months but three years of courage and determination," Hołownia wrote on X. "President Zelensky - respect. Ukraine - we are with you."
'We need courage and prudence': Warsaw mayor
Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski, a leading presidential candidate, wrote: "Poland enjoys the trust of the US, Europe and Ukraine at the same time. We must make a good use of it--for the good of all. Emotions are a bad advisor. We need courage and prudence."
No security pledges, no rare-earth deal
Zelensky left the White House early after his clash with Trump, departing without obtaining security pledges or signing the expected US-Ukrainian deal on rare earth minerals, news agencies reported.
In a post on X, he expressed gratitude to America for its support of his war-torn country against Russia's invasion.
"Thank you America, thank you for your support, thank you for this visit," Zelensky said on X.
"Thank you @POTUS, Congress, and the American people," he added. "Ukraine needs just and lasting peace, and we are working exactly for that."
'He disrespected the United States of America'
Trump wrote on the Truth Social media platform that Zelensky is "not ready for peace if America is involved."
"I have determined that President Zelenskyy is not ready for Peace if America is involved, because he feels our involvement gives him a big advantage in negotiations," Trump said.
He added: "I don't want advantage, I want PEACE. He disrespected the United States of America in its cherished Oval Office. He can come back when he is ready for Peace."
Shouting match
Friday's meeting between Zelensky and Trump descended into a shouting match after the two clashed over Russia's three-year invasion of Ukraine and American assistance to Kyiv.
During the exchange, Trump and Zelensky, joined by US Vice President JD Vance, raised their voices in an argument over the nature of US support and whether Ukraine had shown sufficient gratitude.
Zelensky made a trip to Washington hoping to ensure continued US security assistance against Russia's three-year invasion, US broadcaster CNN reported.
'You’re gambling with World War III'
"You’re right now, not really in a very good position. You’ve allowed yourself to be in a very bad position," Trump told Zelensky in the Oval Office on Friday. “You don’t have the cards right now. With us, you start having cards.”
“I’m not playing cards,” Zelensky said, as cited by US broadcaster CNN.
Raising his voice, after more back-and-forth, Trump said: “You’re gambling with the lives of millions of people. You’re gambling with World War III.”
At one point, Vance accused Zelensky of being "disrespectful" toward his American hosts and attempting to argue Ukraine’s case in public.
“You’re not acting all that thankful,” Trump said.
"Have you said ‘thank you’ once?” Vance asked Zelensky.
The exchange underscored growing tensions between Trump and Zelensky as Ukraine continues to seek military aid amid Russia’s ongoing invasion.
'Dictator without elections'
Trump last week denounced Zelensky as "a dictator without elections" and warned that he must "move fast" to secure peace with Russia or risk losing his country.
In response, Zelensky said on Sunday that he was willing to step down if it would guarantee peace in Ukraine, adding that he could trade his resignation for the country's NATO membership.
'Modestly successful comedian'
Zelensky's official five-year term as president expired last year, but he has opposed holding elections while Ukraine remains under full-scale Russian invasion—a stance backed by his major domestic political opponents, according to reports.
Trump has also mocked Zelensky as "a modestly successful comedian" and accused him of talking the United States into spending USD 350 billion "to go into a war that couldn’t be won, that never had to start, but a war that he, without the US and Trump, will never be able to settle."
Speaking to reporters in Florida on February 18, Trump blamed Ukraine's authorities for the war and suggested they "could have made a deal" with Russia earlier.
Russia invaded Ukraine by land, air and sea on February 24, 2022, starting the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II.
Friday is day 1,100 of Russia's war on Ukraine.
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Source: CNN, IAR, PAP