Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday urged US President Donald Trump to adopt a tougher stance against Russian President Vladimir Putin, stating he was ready to attend the upcoming summit in Budapest and remained optimistic despite leaving the United States without the weapons he had requested. In an exclusive interview with NBC News, Zelenskyy said Trump needed to exert even greater pressure on Putin than he had during his recent success in securing a ceasefire with Hamas.

"Putin is something similar but stronger than Hamas," Zelenskyy said, adding, "and that's why more pressure" is needed, noting the war's larger scale and Russia's position as the world's second-largest army. Zelenskyy had hoped that this pressure would include the delivery of long-range U.S. Tomahawk missi

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