President Donald Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for talks at the White House on Friday, but signalled he's not prepared to approve the sale of a long-range missile system that Kyiv says it “urgently needs”.

Zelensky's one-on-one meeting with Trump came just a day after the US president held an extended phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the ongoing war. Also Read | Zelensky ‘not happy' with Kremlin envoy's 'Putin-Trump tunnel' proposal

Trump and Zelensky's long-hours discussion was described as a tense, frank and, at times, “uncomfortable”, according to a report by CNN citing sources.

One official told CNN that Trump was under the impression that Ukraine is seeking to escalate and prolong the conflict and is worried about potential loss

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