Trump, Russia and Ukraine
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky failed to obtain Tomahawk missiles for strikes on Russia from a meeting with Donald Trump on Friday, with the US president later calling for both sides to cease fighting and accept current battle lines.
Earlier, Trump met with Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as he pivots to brokering an end to the nearly four-year-old war in eastern Europe.
US President Donald Trump continues to "work hard" to achieve peace, but Washington's patience over Russia's war against Ukraine "is growing very thin", the White House has said. Details: Leavitt said that Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on 17 October,
President Donald Trump did not take the possibility of the US sending long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine off the table during his call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, sources familiar with their conversation told CNN.
The president met with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, and later stated that the fighting should end and that territorial lines should be where the battle lines are today.
Trump told Zelenskyy there's "a chance to end the war quickly" and expressed concerns about sending Ukraine long-range Tomahawk missiles.
Doubts arose over whether Ukraine would be supplied with advanced U.S. Tomahawk missiles ahead of a Zelensky-Trump meeting taking place in the White House.
After securing a Middle East peace deal between Israel and Hamas, President Donald Trump is now focused on ending the Russia–Ukraine war.
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