"Even before he arrived in the United States, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's trip has been overshadowed by an announcement by US President Donald Trump that he had agreed to another summit with Vladimir Putin. Zelenskyy had been hoping to secure US weapons that would allow Ukrainian forces to strike deep into Russian territory, hitting key targets. Zelenskyy has argued such strikes would help compel Putin to take Trump's calls for direct negotiations to end the war more seriously."
"He had hoped to secure Tomahawk cruise missiles that could strike deep into Russia. "We can already see that Moscow is rushing to resume dialogue as soon as it hears about Tomahawks," he said. But Trump appears set on pursuing a new diplomatic breakthrough. On his Truth Social network, he said he made progress during his phone call with Putin, saying their meeting in Hungary would aim to "bring this 'inglorious' War, between Russia and Ukraine, to an end.""
Zelenskyy's US visit has been overshadowed by US President Donald Trump's announcement of another summit with Vladimir Putin. Zelenskyy sought US weapons, including Tomahawk cruise missiles, that would enable strikes deep into Russian territory to hit key targets and pressure Putin into direct negotiations. Zelenskyy argued such strikes would make Putin take calls for talks more seriously. Trump said he discussed Tomahawks with Putin, who "didn't like it", and cautioned against depleting US stockpiles, noting the US also needs the missiles. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said talk of Tomahawks has already helped push Putin toward talks.
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