Trump meets Zelenskyy, rules out trilateral summit, Tomahawk missile sales

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday urged Russia and Ukraine to "stop where they are" to end their conflict, which has lasted more than three and a half years.

Shortly after meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House, Trump said on social media that he "strongly suggested" Russia and Ukraine make a deal and halt the conflict.

"It is time to stop the killing, and make a DEAL!" Trump said on Truth Social. "Enough blood has been shed, with property lines being defined by War and Guts."

"They should stop where they are. Let both claim Victory, let History decide!" Trump added, saying, "Go by the battle line wherever it is or else it gets too complicated."

Before his meeting with Zelenskyy, which he described as "very interesting and cordial," Trump ruled out a U.S.-Russia-Ukraine summit in the near future and downplayed prospects of supplying Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv.

Speaking alongside Zelenskyy before their talks, Trump said his planned meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Hungary would be only a "double meeting," citing "a lot of bad blood" between Moscow and Kyiv.

Asked about providing U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise missiles, a focal point of Washington's strategy on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Trump said the United States also needs the weapons itself, warning that transferring them to Ukraine could trigger a "big escalation" of the conflict.

"We'd much rather have them not need Tomahawks. Would much rather have the war be over," Trump said.

After the meeting, Zelenskyy said he was "realistic" about receiving the weapons from Washington.

Zelenskyy told reporters that while he and Trump discussed long-range weapons, they "decided that we don't speak about it because the United States doesn't want escalation."

It was Zelenskyy's third visit to the White House during Trump's second term. The meeting came a day after Trump's lengthy phone call with Putin.

Following the phone call, Trump announced he would meet Putin in Hungary for further talks on ending the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Trump and Putin met in the U.S. state of Alaska in August, but no deal was reached, and ceasefire negotiations remain deadlocked.

(With input from agencies)