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What was the controversy involving Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump?

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In 2019 Volodymyr Zelensky was involved in a U.S. political scandal when it was alleged that U.S. Pres. Donald Trump withheld military aid to Ukraine to pressure Zelensky into investigating Joe Biden and his son. After Trump returned to the White House in 2025, Zelensky engaged in a heated televised discussion with Trump and Vice Pres. JD Vance on February 28, 2025, and it seemed like the relationship between the U.S. and Ukraine was on the verge of breakdown.