U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky came to the White House on Friday armed with a proposal to trade American Tomahawk missiles for Kyiv-made drones, arguing that only long-range ordnance would force Russian President Vladimir Putin to get serious about ending his invasion .

U.S. President Donald Trump said he would consider the proposal but signalled that he is reluctant to hand over any missiles and argued that Mr. Putin is already prepared to make a peace deal.

Mr. Zelensky’s third visit to the White House this year unfolded the day after Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin held a lengthy phone call and the U.S. President announced that the pair would meet

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