Brasilia: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has set the stage for a new chapter in the Russia-Ukraine war. He said he is ready to sit across the table from Vladimir Putin in Budapest. He also called on Donald Trump to turn up the pressure on the Kremlin.

In an interview with NBC News, he sounded determined. He said Trump must go further than his recent deal with Hamas. “Putin is something similar but stronger than Hamas. That is why more pressure,” he said.

Zelenskyy left Washington without the Tomahawk missiles he had hoped for. The long-range weapons could strike deep inside Russia. Trump had hinted at the idea earlier. After his White House meeting with the Ukrainian president, he stayed vague. “It was good that President Trump did not say ‘no’, but for today, did not say ‘yes’

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