The meeting with Zelensky comes after Trump had a call yesterday with Putin, where both leaders talked about the war.
Mexico City, October 17 (However).- The President of the USA Donald Trump He met this Friday with his counterpart from Ukraine, Vodolimir Zelenskito talk about the war with Russia. During the meeting, the republican expressed that he wants to end the conflict before supplying the forces Ukrainian the powerful missiles Tomahawkrequested by the ukrainian leader.
“Hopefully, they won’t need them. Hopefully, we can end the war without thinking about the Tomahawks,” Trump told reporters while sitting across from Zelensky at the White House. “The Tomahawks are something very important. But we also want Tomahawks. We don’t want to give up things that we need to protect our country,” he added.
Asked about his role in the conflict, Trump said: “We’re not losing people, we’re not spending money, they’re paying us for munitions and missiles and everything else… and we’ve made a very good deal with NATO… that’s not why we’re in this. We’re in this to save thousands of lives every week.”
President Donald J. Trump welcomes Ukrainian President @ZelenskyyUa to the White House. 🇺🇸🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/ZyC8eo9q2G
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) October 17, 2025
During the meeting, Zelensky congratulated Donald Trump for reaching a peace agreement in Gaza and stated that this could be the impetus to end the war in Ukraine. The Ukrainian president went on to say that he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin is not ready for peace, but added: “I am confident that, with your help, we can stop this war.”
The meeting comes after Trump had a call yesterday with Putin, where both leaders talked about the war.
“It is an honor to be with a very strong leader, a man who has been through a lot, whom I have gotten to know very well, and we have gotten along very well,” Trump declared at the beginning of the working lunch between US and Ukrainian authorities.
“To be honest, we’ve endured it with him,” Trump declared. “It’s been a long time, and I think we’re making great progress. So we’ll talk about that today.”
.@POTUS on Ukraine: “We’re not losing people, we’re not spending money, we’re getting paid for the ammunition and missiles and everything else… and we’ve made a very good deal with NATO… that’s not what we’re in this for. We’re in it to save thousands of lives every week.” pic.twitter.com/OI5yn606bn
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) October 17, 2025
Yesterday, Trump also announced that he will hold a meeting with Putin, in Budapest, Hungary, with the purpose of discussing a possible end to the war between Russia and Ukraine.
“President Putin and I will meet in Budapest, Hungary, to see if we can end this ‘glorious’ war between Russia and Ukraine,” the US president said in a post on his Truth Social platform.