'Zelenskyy apologised to Trump in a letter,' claims US Special Envoy Witkoff

US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had apologised to Trump in a letter after an explosive public argument during an Oval Office meeting.

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"Zelenskyy sent a letter to the president. He apologised for that whole incident that happened in the Oval Office," Witkoff said on Monday.

"I think that it was an important step and there's been a lot of discussion between our teams and the Ukrainians and the Europeans who are relevant to this discussion as well."

Witkoff said Zelenskyy's act of sending the letter to apologise for the fiery meeting was a "progress”.

In Trump's joint address to Congress, he shared that he received a letter from Zelenskyy in an effort for the countries to smooth out ties. Trump said he appreciated the letter, which came just days after the US halted military assistance to Ukraine.

Shortly after the fiery meeting between Zelenskyy and Trump, the Ukrainian leader called it a "regrettable" gathering but stopped short of issuing an apology.

Zelenskyy will not be at the meeting with US secretary of state Marco Rubio, but his team will try to iron out the differences following his visit to Washington, which turned into an argument with US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance.

Zelenskyy briefly met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after the end of the daily Ramadan fast on Monday.

"I had a good meeting with Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman. I am grateful for his wise perspective on global affairs and support for Ukraine. It was especially important to hear words of confidence in Ukraine's future," Zelenskyy said in a post on X.