Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky were unable to reach an agreement on long-range Tomahawk missiles as the US president warned of ‘escalation’.

The Ukrainian president made his third visit to the White House since January, Trump finished an hours-long phone call with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in which they made ‘great progress’.

Zelensky has repeatedly been asking the US for Tomahawk missiles, which have the capability to hit Moscow if needed, with Pentagon officials confirming they were considering supplying them.

When asked earlier this week if Trump was considering giving Ukraine the Tomahawks, he said: ‘We’ll see… I may.’

But despite the apparent progress in the deal, Trump warned this evening the missiles will be an ‘escalation’. What is a Tomahawk Missile?

He said: ‘I ha

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