US President Donald Trump met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the White Home on Friday, a day after he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The assembly got here amid renewed efforts to finish the continuing warfare between Russia and Ukraine. “It’s an honour to be with a really robust chief, a person who has been by rather a lot,” Trump mentioned as he welcomed Zelenskyy. “We’ve gotten alongside actually very nicely.” He added that his latest name with Putin had been “productive” and that he believed “one thing can get executed” to carry peace between the 2 international locations. Trump mentioned each leaders Putin and Zelenskyy “don’t like one another,” calling the hostility “super unhealthy blood.” “These two leaders don’t like one another, and we wish to make it snug for everybody,” he mentioned. “So a technique or one other, we’ll be concerned in talks, nevertheless it may have to be in separate settings.” Requested about army assist, Trump expressed hesitation over supplying Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine. “One of many causes we wish to get this warfare over is that it’s not straightforward for us to offer large numbers of very highly effective weapons,” he mentioned. “Hopefully we’ll be capable of get the warfare over with out fascinated by Tomahawks.” He added, “We’d a lot quite have them not want Tomahawks. We’re in it to get the warfare over. We’re not in it to promote weapons.” Trump’s feedback got here after Putin reportedly warned that supplying long-range missiles might escalate the battle and make peace talks more durable. The assembly, their third within the Oval Workplace and sixth this yr, additionally included discussions on Ukraine’s proposal to retailer US liquefied pure fuel in its services. Earlier than the lunch, Trump briefly joked about Zelenskyy’s “very trendy jacket,” referring to their earlier tense February assembly the place the 2 had clashed on dwell tv. Zelenskyy thanked Trump for his Center East ceasefire efforts and urged him to make use of that to assist finish the warfare in Ukraine. “Along with your help, we are able to cease the warfare,” Zelenskyy mentioned. “Their military and financial system are weakened, and it is a essential second.” He additionally famous that he had met with American power and defence corporations “prepared to help after the assaults on our infrastructure.” Trump, who has regularly described himself as a peacemaker, mentioned, “I solved eight wars. I’ve saved tens of millions and tens of millions of lives.” Referring to India and Pakistan, he added, “That may have been a nasty one. However we solved it.” He mentioned he hoped to make Ukraine “quantity 9.”