Overview
- The U.S. president hosted Zelenski one day after a lengthy call with Putin and said talks were very positive with progress toward ending the war.
- Zelenski argued Putin is not ready for peace and urged more air-defense systems to shield Ukraine’s energy infrastructure from Russian attacks.
- Trump declined to commit to providing Tomahawk long‑range missiles, saying he hopes Ukraine will not need them and pointing to U.S. strategic constraints.
- Moscow has warned it would treat any Tomahawk supply to Ukraine as a hostile step, highlighting the sensitivity around long‑range weapons.
- Trump outlined plans for a Trump–Putin summit in Budapest in the coming weeks without Zelenski and praised Viktor Orbán as part of his rationale for the venue.