U.S. President Donald Trump urged Russia and Ukraine to "make a DEAL” after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Friday but refused to offer the Tomahawk missiles or other help that Kyiv says are necessary to force Moscow to the negotiating table.
Zelenskyy had hoped that the meeting would be a chance to ratchet up pressure on President Vladimir Putin with a pledge from the U.S. to provide advanced missiles as well as bilateral security guarantees.
Instead, Trump, who had spoken with Putin on Thursday and agreed to another summit, equivocated on both military aid and the threat of new sanctions on Russia, while saying both sides should "stop right now at the battle line.”
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