Xinhua Agency, Washington, October 17 (Reporter Xu Jianmei) U.S. President Trump held talks with Ukraine President Zelensky at the White House on the 17th, ruling out the possibility of holding a recent tripartite meeting between the leaders of the United States, Russia and Ukraine, and downgraded his tone on the possible provision of "Tomahawk" cruise missiles to Ukraine.

In the press opening before the closed-door talks, Trump said that according to his vision, what is to be held in Hungary will be his "bilateral meeting" with Russian President Putin, rather than the tripartite talks with US-Russian leaders.

Zelensky said the "impulsion" brought by the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip would help end the Russian-Ukrainian conflict that lasted for more than three and a half years and that obtaining security is the "most important thing" for Ukraine.

On the issue of Tomahawk missiles, Trump said that the United States also needs Tomahawk and other weapons made in the United States that have been shipped to Ukraine. He also admitted that providing Tomahawk to Ukraine would lead to an "escalation" of the situation and said, "I hope we can end the war without considering Tomahawk missiles."

Earlier this year, Trump pressured Ukraine to make concessions on territorial issues to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict. In late September, he declared that Ukraine had the ability to "recapture the entire Ukraine" and restore the original state of the territory. On the 17th, when asked by reporters whether Ukraine needed to exchange territory for peace, Trump just said, "No one knows."

Asked what concessions Ukraine was willing to make to end the conflict, Zelensky said, first, it was necessary to sit down and talk, and secondly, a ceasefire.He accused Russia of not wanting to return to the negotiating table and called on the United States to put pressure on Russia.Zelensky also said that Russia recently attacked Ukrainian energy infrastructure and that U.S. energy companies are ready to help.

On August 15, Trump and Putin held the first face-to-face meeting between U.S. and Russian leaders in more than four years in Anchorage, Alaska, but no agreement was reached. Russia-Ukraine ceasefire negotiations have so far reached a deadlock. On the 16th of this month, Trump and Putin had a long phone call and later announced that the two would meet in Budapest, the capital of Hungary, in the near future.