Ukraine's hopes of securing Tomahawk missiles have been ruled out by the US over fears it would spark an escalation, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.

US President Donald Trump met with the Ukrainian president at the White House earlier on Friday for the third time this year.

Mr Zelenskyy's priority would have likely been securing Tomahawk missiles after three years of war with Russia , which was left worried by the prospect.

The weapons have a significantly longer range than any other missiles in Ukraine's armoury.

But following the meeting, Mr Zelenskyy said Mr Trump, who held a call with Vladimir Putin on Thursday, had dashed Ukraine's hopes.

Mr Zelenskyy said: "We spoke about long-range (missiles) of course. And I do not want to make statements about it."

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