The meeting comes a day after President Donald Trump spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who warned him against giving Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine.

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,

U.S. President Donald Trump was speaking on a call with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on Thursday, a day before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's planned White House visit to seek more support in the war with Russia.

Whether or not Turkey scores a coveted F-35 agreement, the decision by Trump to host Erdogan at the White House is itself a victory of sorts for the Turkish leader. Erdogan was held at a distance by the Biden administration over concerns about Turkey’s relationship with Russia as well as Erdogan's record on human rights.

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.

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