US President Donald Trump says he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest, Hungary, to discuss ending the war in Ukraine after a productive conversation.

No date for the meeting was provided but Mr Trump said in a social media post he believed “great progress was made with today’s telephone conversation”.

Mr Trump was due to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday at the White House. Loading Tweet

Mr Zelensky was expected to push for more military support, including potential long-range offensive missiles, as Ukraine and Russia escalate their war with massive attacks on energy systems.

Ukraine is seeking US Tomahawk long-range missiles, which would put Moscow and other major Russian cities within range of missile fire from Ukraine.

Mr Trump, who has

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