Zelenskyy arrived at the White House on Friday with a request to urgently seek more weapons assistance from the United States, and discussed the matter with Trump during a bilateral lunch. Trump has been almost entirely occupied with diplomatic affairs this week—within the past 48 hours, he has pushed for a Middle East peace agreement, negotiated with both sides to end the Russia-Ukraine war, and the meeting with Zelenskyy marked the climax of his diplomatic work this week. With the Russian forces continuing their attacks, Zelenskyy has repeatedly requested new weapons supplies from the United States to reinforce the Ukrainian military. It is currently unclear whether Trump will agree to Zelenskyy's request. Once Ukraine acquires "Tomahawk" cruise missiles, the capabilities of the Ukrainian army will be significantly enhanced. The Ukrainian military is increasingly conducting missile and drone attacks on deep targets within Russian territory, with the priority being Russia's energy infrastructure, which has already had a noticeable impact on the market.
On Friday, Putin called Hungary's Prime Minister Orbán to discuss the possibility of a summit in Budapest in the coming weeks with Trump. The Kremlin statement said that Putin did not commit to an immediate agreement, informing Orbán that Russia and the United States need to first "agree on subsequent action plans." After previous attempts to mediate a peace agreement between the two countries failed, Trump called Putin on Thursday. After the call, Trump indeed showed a cautious attitude towards providing "Tomahawk" missiles to Ukraine, stating that the United States itself also needs such missiles.
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