US President Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky have disagreed on the future course of events in the Ukrainian conflict, CNN reported, citing its sources.
They described the talks at the White House on October 17 as a “tense, honest and at times uncomfortable discussion“, during which Trump “directly and frankly“ made it clear to Zelensky that Kiev will not receive long-range missiles from Washington “for now“.
According to a CNN source, Trump believed that Ukraine was seeking to escalate and prolong the conflict. After their third meeting at the White House, Trump and Zelensky did not agree on the future of the conflict in Ukraine, concluded network.
Zelensky described the meeting as a “witty discussion“ in a post on social media, but said its outcome “could really help bring this war closer to an end“.
Earlier, Axios, citing sources, also reported that Trump told Zelensky that the United States does not currently intend to deliver “Tomahawk“ missiles to Ukraine. According to the publication, the American leader made it clear that diplomacy is his current priority and that the delivery of missiles could undermine that.