"Zelenskyy has painted his meeting last week with Trump as a success that yielded progress on acquiring new air defence systems, a contrast from reports that Trump had berated him with obscenities in the White House. In comments to the media on Sunday that were embargoed until Monday, the Ukrainian president described Trump's message at the meeting as positive, even though Zelenskyy did not secure Tomahawk cruise missiles."
"As a result of the visit, Ukraine is now preparing a contract to buy 25 Patriot air defence systems in a major boost to its defences, Zelenskyy said. He was speaking before reports that Trump had pushed Zelenskyy to give up territory during their meeting, which sources described as more tense than initially disclosed. Zelenskyy will travel to London on Friday for a meeting of the coalition of the willing before the expected Trump-Putin summit in Hungary."
"Donald Trump has said he thinks it is possible Ukraine can defeat Russia but that he is now doubtful it will happen. They could still win it. I don't think they will, but they could still win it, the US president told reporters at the White House on Monday, adding added fresh scepticism towards Kyiv as he plans to soon meet again with Russian president Vladimir Putin."
Zelenskyy described his meeting with Trump as a success that advanced acquisition of new air-defence systems, despite not securing Tomahawk cruise missiles. Ukraine is preparing a contract to buy 25 Patriot air-defence systems as a major boost to its defences. Reports later said Trump berated Zelenskyy and pushed him to give up territory, and sources described the meeting as more tense than initially disclosed. Zelenskyy will travel to London to seek security guarantees and will attend a European Council summit in Brussels. Trump said Ukraine could still win but expressed doubt and urged an end to fighting after talks with Putin.
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