Moderator Kristen Welker asked Johnson what he thought about comments by Sen. Lindsey Graham—a once staunch supporter of Ukraine on the Republican side—in which he said that for Ukraine-Russia peace agreements to occur, Zelensky may need to resign.

House Speaker Mike Johnson added his voice to the debate over Ukraine's leadership on Sunday, saying "something has to change."

Speaker Mike Johnson said Zelenskyy either needs to “come to his senses” or step down to end the war in Ukraine.

A meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy grew contentious, with Trump telling Zelenskyy, "You're not acting at all thankful" for U.S. support.

Lipavsky, in a post on X, said separately that working with the U.S. on a just and lasting peace for Ukraine remains a priority for the Czech government. "We discussed mutually beneficial transatlantic cooperation including Europe significantly stepping up its burden sharing,