WASHINGTON: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets Donald Trump at the White House on Friday (Oct 17), seeking US-made Tomahawk missiles even as the US president readies for a fresh summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin.Zelenskyy will be making his third trip to Washington since Trump returned to office,

The meeting was scheduled to be a low-key lunch in a meeting room as opposed to a public gathering in the Oval Office. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with Hungary’s prime minister, the Kremlin said, as officials began laying the groundwork for a possible Budapest summit meeting between Putin and US President Donald Trump.

Ukraine has appealed for long-range Tomahawk missiles.

US President Donald Trump said Thursday he would meet again with Russian President Vladimir Putin in an effort to end the war in Ukraine.

The US leader did not give a date for the meeting, which would be his second with Mr Putin since returning to office. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Hungary has signalled it will not act on the International Criminal Court warrant for Vladimir Putin's arrest over alleged war crimes in Ukraine.

Trump said yesterday he had a “very productive” call with Vladimir Putin.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy came to the White House on Friday looking for military support, but met an American president who appeared intent on brokering peace.

Putin congratulated Trump on accomplishing peace in Middle East, says the US President after “very productive call” with Putin

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WASHINGTON - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky came to Washington hoping to convince President Trump to supply his country with Tomahawk missiles, but Trump said at the top of their meeting that he hopes that won't be necessary. Why it matters: The Ukrainian side wants clear decisions from the U.S. about what weapons it's willing to send, with Tomahawks at the top of the list, Zelensky's chief of staff told Axios before the meeting. But Trump said that after his conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, his focus is on bringing the war to a swift end. What they're saying: "I think President Zelensky wants it done and I think President Putin wants it done. Now all they have to do is get along a little bit," Trump said. • Trump surprised the Ukrainians by announcing, shortly after Zelensky arrived in Washington, that he would be holding a summit soon with Putin in Budapest. • Zelensky reiterated at the top of the meeting that he is ready to meet Putin anytime, anywhere, but the Russian…

Donald Trump says sending Tomahawks to Ukraine would be an "escalation" during his talks with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Their meeting came a day after Trump's lengthy phone call with Vladimir Putin. DW has more.

The US President added that he had spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin a day earlier and believed “great progress” was being made.

A ban on Russian overflights of European nations complicates Budapest meeting plans.

The US President said he was confident of getting Russian's Vladimir Putin to end the Ukraine war. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.