Zelensky claims not sure that we did something bad after Trump Oval Office blowup but of course can fix bond

WASHINGTON — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky denied wrongdoing Friday night in his first public remarks since a major Oval Office argument with President Trump that cast the future of his country’s conflict with Russia into doubt.“I’m not sure that we did something bad,” Zelensky told Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier when asked if he owed Trump an apology for clashing with him and Vice President JD Vance — before saying moments later that “of course” the relationship between the men can be mended.“I respect the president and I respect the American people,” the 47-year-old leader said in the interview, without admitting fault.But Zelensky proceeded to dig himself a deeper hole, telling the “Special Report” host that “I don’t know” if the argument was a pre-planned ambush by Trump and Vance, as some Democrats and pro-Ukraine commentators claimed. A US official told The Post earlier Friday that the argument was entirely unexpected at the meeting, which was supposed to culminate in the signing of a framework deal that would grant the US a stake in Ukrainian rare earth elements.Zelensky again insisted in the Fox News interview that the US provide new “security guarantees” to Ukraine and promised that “when we will be ready with this, we will come to diplomacy” — though Trump has repeatedly made clear he already believes the issue of security is addressed by the US stake in rare earth mining.That deal was left unsigned when a furious Trump booted his counterpart from the West Wing after the Oval Office shouting match.Zelensky also offered some conciliatory remarks to meet the US demand that he be more open to peace talks and a possible cease-fire.“We want peace, that’s why I’m in the United States,” he told Baier.“But I respect my soldiers and our people, our civilians, who work and support our warriors.I can’t say just stop,” he added.“No, they will [not] stop, because everybody afraid that...