Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has hit back at Lindsey Graham after the United States Senator criticized him for arguing with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance during an Oval Office meeting last Friday.

I can give [Lindsey Graham] citizenship of Ukraine and he will become a citizen of our country,” said Zelenskyy on March 2. “And then his voice will start to gain weight, and I will hear him as a citizen of Ukraine on the topic of who must be the president.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy suggested Senator Lindsey Graham take Ukrainian citizenship after the senator called for his resignation. This came after tensions escalated during a heated meeting between Zelenskyy and Trump in Washington.

US Senator Lindsey Graham, a longtime advocate of Ukraine but now a vocal critic of Zelensky, responded, "Unfortunately, until there is an election, no one has a voice in Ukraine."

Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) characterized Friday’s contentious meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as a “bad day” for U.S. foreign policy. “A bad day for America’s foreign policy. Ukraine wants independence, free markets and rule of law. It wants to be part of the West. Russia hates us and our Western values.…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has responded to calls from US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham regarding his resignation, stating that the president of Ukraine would be elected by Ukrainians.

Sky News reporter Yalda Hakim asked Ukraine President Zelensky at an event with British reporters Sunday (full replay here) to respond to Sen. Lindsey Graham's comment that Zelensky might have to resign in order for Trump to make a deal with Ukraine and Russia.