Trump says he plans to meet Putin in Budapest as Zelenskyy prepares to make missiles case at White House
by Pjotr Sauer and Dan Sabbagh from World news | The Guardian on (#70T7V)
US president has repeatedly hinted at supplying Kyiv with Tomahawks but some in Moscow say Kremlin sees it as negotiating gambit
Volodymyr Zelenskyy will head to the White House on Friday for a crucial meeting with Donald Trump, hours after the US president said he had agreed to another summit with Vladimir Putin in Budapest after a very productive" call.
The possible supply of US Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine is expected to top the agenda during the Ukrainian president's visit. Trump has repeatedly hinted in recent weeks that he may deliver Tomahawks, which would give Kyiv its longest-range weapon yet that would be capable of striking Moscow with accurate, destructive munitions.
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