KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday the Oval Office blowup with U.S. President Donald Trump was “regrettable,” and that, “it is time to make things right.” Zelenskyy’s remarkes came hours after the White House announced a pause on military aid to Ukraine.

Zelensky’s attitude and behavior display creditable chutzpah, but they also raise the fair question whether he is spent as a war-time leader. He has led Ukraine through terrible times, made frightful decisions, endured disastrous dithering and delays from his wobbly partners. Three years he’s held himself and Ukraine together.