Donald Trump urged Volodymyr Zelenskyy to accept Russia’s terms for ending its war in a volatile White House meeting on Friday, warning that Vladimir Putin had said he would “destroy” Ukraine if it did not agree.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has stated that no one should pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy into making territorial concessions to Russia and that pressure should instead be placed on the aggressor country.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy painted his meeting last week with Donald Trump as a success that yielded progress on acquiring new air defense systems, a contrast from reports that Trump had berated him with obscenities in the White House.

The meeting comes a day after President Donald Trump spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who warned him against giving Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine.

One of Ukraine’s top fashion designers first met the future president when he was a TV comedian. He didn’t want to wear a suit then, either.

Russia no longer controls the European gas market. The United States is filling the niche Moscow has lost and plans to invest in Ukraine, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy told journalists on October 19,

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposes to the Verkhovna Rada to extend martial law and mobilization from November 5 for 90 days, i.e. until February 3, 2026.