On October 17, local time, U.S. President Trump held talks with Ukrainian President Zelensky, who visited the White House for the third time in eight months, ruling out the possibility of a recent tripartite meeting between U.S. and Ukrainian leaders, and reducing the departure on the possibility that the U.S. could provide Ukraine with ¡°Tax¡± cruise missiles, while on the eve of a meeting with Zelensky, Trump made a call with Russian President Putin, and the two sides also agreed to hold a face-to-face meeting in Hungarian capital Budapest.

Trump meets Zelensky

Rule out trilateral talks between the United States, Russia and Ukraine

On the afternoon of 17 local time, Ukrainian President Zelensky arrived at the White House to meet with U.S. President Trump. This was Zelensky's third visit to the White House in eight months. Before the meeting, Trump gently praised Zelensky's coat "very fashionable", laughing, "I hope everyone notices that he's dressed beautifully, I like it."

Zelensky said he was happy to see Trump again. He said,"I think this is an important opportunity to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict."

At the White House press conference,Trump has confirmed that he plans to travel to Hungary for a meeting with Russian President Putin and said it was "probably a bilateral meeting" rather than a tripartite meeting between U.S. and Ukrainian leaders.Trump also said he will remain in contact with Zelensky during his meeting with Putin.

Speaking of the relationship between Ukrainian and Russian leaders, Trump said it was "a very difficult situation" and "now hopes that they can find a way to find peace." he added, "Maybe it will be a tripartite meeting, but it may be conducted separately, so that both sides feel comfortable."

Zelensky said thatHe is willing to hold bilateral or tripartite talks., willing to accept any form that can bring them closer to peace.

Zelensky seeks "security guarantees" again

Trump says Russia-Ukraine conflict should end

When asked if Uzbekistan was willing to make concessions for peace, including whether to give up joining NATO, Ukraine President Zelensky responded that the most urgent goal is to achieve a ceasefire and push Putin back to the negotiating table: "Any form can be fine, the key is peace."

Zelensky stressed thatNATO membership remains ¡°very important¡± to Ukraine, but more importantly, ¡°truly strong security guarantees.¡±¡£ He said, "NATO is the most ideal choice, but we also need the support of weapons and allies. Reaching a bilateral security document with President Trump is crucial to Ukraine."

He added that the Ukrainian side understands the difficulty of achieving a ceasefire, but will continue to push for negotiations.The ¡°impulsion¡± brought by the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip will help end the Russian-Ukrainian conflict that lasted more than three and a half years.

Earlier this year, Trump pressured Ukraine to make concessions on territorial issues to end the conflict in Ukraine, and in late September declared that Ukraine had the ability to ¡°take back the whole of Ukraine¡± and restore the territory to its original status.Asked by reporters on the same day whether Ukraine needed to exchange peace for territory, Trump simply said: ¡°Nobody knows.¡±

At the end of the meeting, Trump posted on his social media platform ¡°Real Social¡± saying he told Zelensky that, as he strongly suggested by Russian President Putin, it was time to ¡°stop killing and reach an agreement.¡±Trump says Russia and Ukraine should stop thereThere should be no more deaths, no more huge and unsustainable investments.

Is "Tomahawk" offered?

The United States and Uzbekistan hold their own words

On the 17th local time, Ukrainian President Zelensky issued a message saying that before meeting with Trump, he met with representatives of major manufacturers of Tomahawk missiles and Patriot air defense systems. The two sides discussed potential ways of cooperation between Ukraine and the United States in strengthening Ukraine's air defense system and improving long-range strike capabilities, as well as the possibility of joint production.

¡÷ A video released by the Office of the President of Ukraine showed Zelensky holding a meeting with U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright and representatives of Lockheed Martin and Raytheon.

On the question of whether the U.S. would supply Ukraine with ¡°Tax¡± cruise missiles or similar missiles, Trump responded at a meeting with Zelensky: ¡°Of course,We will discuss this issue.That¡¯s why we meet today.¡±

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 "Tomahawks" to Ukraine would lead to "escalation" of the situation.¡£He said that the United States has provided a large number of weapons to Ukraine, but the situation is different now; supplying a large number of high-end weapons is not easy. Trump said he would discuss this with Zelensky,Hopefully, the conflict will eventually end without the use of the "Tax".According to the US "Axios News Network", US President Donald Trump told each other during the meeting with Zelensky on the same day,He has no plans to provide Tomahawk missiles, at least not yet.

Zelensky said,Ending the conflict requires not only Tomahawk missiles, but also a large number of drones to cooperate in attacking military targets.Zelensky said that the Ukrainian side is ready to make "supplemental cooperation" or exchange with the U.S. on drone and long-range strike capabilities to enhance the joint strike effect; he stressed that such weapons are only used for military targets, with the aim of accelerating the realization of ceasefire and peace.

In addition, Zelensky told the media after the meeting,The two sides decided not to discuss the issue of long-range missiles publiclyAsked if he was more optimistic about obtaining a cruise missile, Zelensky said, ¡°I¡¯m realistic.¡±

Intensive interaction with Russia.

Is the turning point in the situation between Russia and Ukraine approaching?

After Trump's meeting with Zelensky, can Ukraine obtain Tomahawk missiles as expected? What issues will the meeting between American and Russian leaders in Budapest, Hungary focus on?

1Can Ukraine obtain Tomahawk missiles as it wishes?

Calls between Russian and US leaders may disrupt Ukraine's plans and goals

Special commentator Su Xiaohui said that when President Ukraine visited the United States, he first hoped that the United States would agree to upgrade military aid to Ukraine and strengthen military cooperation. Ukraine's goal is very clear. It hopes that through this visit, the reset of US-Russia relations will face greater obstacles or even deviate.The United States also has its own concerns about providing Tomahawk missiles¡£On the other hand, the United States has repeatedly discussed the possibility of providing Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine in order to put pressure on Russia. After the phone call between the leaders of the United States and Russia, follow-up negotiations and important communications were already being arranged, so the driving force for using this kind of pressure to force Russia to negotiate at this time has been eliminated.

2 What may be the topics for the Russia-US leaders 'meeting?

Russia intends to seize key U.S. claims to take initiative

Su Xiaohui analyzed that Russia saw that after Trump started his second term, he still tried to focus on the domestic political agenda and did not want the United States to engage in more military intervention abroad, so it has always been opposed to Ukraine's military aid. same timeRussia also wants to seize the pursuit of economic interests by the United States, including critical minerals and other fields, emphasizing the space and prospects for US-Russia cooperation. On the other hand,Obviously, the reset of US-Russia relations still faces very complex challengesFirst of all, it concerns the Ukrainian crisis, with the United States hoping to have a short-term effect on the issue of a ceasefire, but it is clear that Russia wants to solve the problem fundamentally.The differences between the two sides in positions and claims are very obvious.¡£

What will be the future of Russia?

There was no major turning point in the Russian conflict, negotiations are normal.

Su Xiaohui said that even if intensive interaction between the leaders of the United States, Uzbekistan and the United States and Russia can be achieved in the short term,It does not mean that the Russia-Ukraine conflict has reached a major turning point, and it will still be the norm to talk while fighting.For Russia, pushing the front means getting more negotiation codes. Ukraine demands a ceasefire because the battlefield is at a disadvantage, facing huge consumption, and a ceasefire is a halt for the Ukrainian army. But at the same time Ukraine also stresses that the follow-up still needs to take back Russian-controlled territories.The time for major turning points is not yet mature, and there are still very complex factors.There are huge differences in positions between the parties.