While European leaders tried to patch up relations with calls to both leaders in the past day, a senior White House official said Saturday that it is up to Zelensky to seek amends with the U.S. So far,

It’s very, very important that we avoid the risk that the West divides over Ukraine,” Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who has courted close ties with Trump, said.

The statements piled up on social media, offering words of encouragement to the Ukrainian leader and his people.