"Trump last week stepped up his efforts to broker a cease-fire, holding a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin and meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House. His talks with Zelenskyy were to discuss the possibility of Ukraine obtaining long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles in exchange for Ukrainian drone technology, but no deal emerged from the meeting."
"Trump on October 20 said providing Tomahawks to Ukraine was "more complicated" than it seemed, while Zelenskyy said in his evening video message that he had turned his focus to obtaining more Patriot air defense systems from the Americans. "This is not an easy task, but it is one of the security guarantees for Ukraine and will work in the long term," he said."
Efforts to negotiate an end to the Russia-Ukraine war continued, with US President Donald Trump warning that failure would have serious consequences. Trump engaged both Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, proposing exchanges such as long-range Tomahawk missiles for Ukrainian drone technology, but no agreement materialized. Zelenskyy prioritized obtaining more Patriot air defense systems from the United States while acknowledging the difficulty of security guarantees. European Union officials expressed skepticism about Russia's willingness to make peace and criticized the proposed Budapest summit venue because of the International Criminal Court arrest warrant against Putin. Tensions between leaders complicated mediation.
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