US President Donald Trump's claim that Washington DC was "the most unsafe place anywhere" before he returned to power left his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky gobsmacked.

Baby boomers view Trump's overall effectiveness in negotiating with foreign leaders more favorably than the general electorate.

As Trump hosted Zelensky and European leaders to energize months of stalled efforts to halt the Russia-Ukraine war, the tone was far different than when Ukraine’s president was hounded out of the White House in February.

The last time Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was inside the Oval Office, he was berated by his US hosts, denied a planned luncheon and abruptly asked to leave the West Wing.

I love it.” Mr Trump was referring to Mr Zelensky’s decision to bow to American pressure and wear a suit-like garment to the meeting, an issue that had contributed to an acrimonious blow-up in the Oval Office in February (when Mr Zelensky wore a black sweater).