from Rachel Blevins
Zelensky arrived in the U.S. to a greeting from his own team on the tarmac, before he visited the White House to meet with Trump where his presence seemed like more of an afterthought.
Instead of getting the green light for long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles for the war against Russia, Zelensky got a rushed press conference, in which even the reporters seemed much more interested in Trump’s recent phone call with Putin, and their plans for an in-person summit in Hungary (without Zelensky).
SOURCE LINKS:
- 17 Oct. 2025 – Trump tells Zelensky he’s reluctant to sell Ukraine Tomahawk missiles after warning Russia he might
- 17 Oct. 2025 – Trump warns Zelensky Tomahawk missiles could escalate Ukraine war
- 16 Oct. 2025 – Zelensky hopes for Trump decision on Tomahawks tomorrow, his top aide tells Axios
- 17 Oct. 2025 – US shouldn’t deplete Tomahawk arsenal for Ukraine – Trump
- 17 Oct. 2025 – Tomahawks, Ukraine peace, and next in-person summit: Key takeaways from new Putin-Trump phone call
- 16 Oct. 2025 – Trump says he authorised CIA in Venezuela as Maduro says ‘no to regime change’
- 17 Oct. 2025 – Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro doesn’t want to ‘f*** around’ with the US
Wow! Watch this space! NATO won’t be too pleased with Presudent Trump’s decision.
NATO will also be seething about Trump and Putin having a summit in Hungary, a member of their alliance.