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 Trump said in a social media post he believed “great progress was made with today’s telephone conversation”.

Trump was due to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday at the White House.

Zelenskiy 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.

Trump, who has vowed to end the war tha

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