Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave Donald Trump a golf club during his visit to Washington this week that had belonged to a serviceman fighting Russia\u2019s invasion, Kyiv said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Trump, an avid golfer who owns several courses, accepted the gift and presented Zelenskyy with symbolic keys to the White House in return, the Ukrainian leader\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n
The warm exchange marks a stark turnaround from February, when Zelenskyy left the White House early after a televised shouting match with Trump and the US vice-president, JD Vance.<\/p>\n
Since that tense encounter, Zelenskyy has sought to repair ties, flattering Trump in public appearances and praising his efforts to secure peace.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe president of Ukraine<\/a> presented the president of the United States with a golf club,\u201d Zelenskyy\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n The club previously belonged to Kostiantyn Kartavtsev, a Ukrainian soldier who \u201chad lost a leg in the first months of Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion while saving his brothers-in-arms\u201d, the office said.<\/p>\n Zelenskyy showed Trump a video of Kartavtsev, it said.<\/p>\n