Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky will meet with US President Donald Trump in Washington on Friday, as Trump weighs whether to arm Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles capable of striking deep into Russia.

Their meeting comes a day after Trump said great progress was made during a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, with the pair agreeing to face-to-face talks in Hungary.

Trump said the call, the first with Putin since mid-August, was very productive, adding that teams from Washington and Moscow will meet next week.

As Zelensky arrived in the US, his third visit since January, he said Moscow was rushing to resume dialogue as soon as it hears about Tomahawks.

Zelensky has called on the US to provide Ukraine with the advanced missiles, which have a range of 2,500 km (1,500 miles).

But when asked about the same prospect following his call with Putin, Trump said “we can’t deplete” the US stockpile of Tomahawks, adding “we need them too… so I don’t know what we can do about that”.

Putin-Trump call a curveball for Zelensky ahead of his visit

Writing on his Truth Social platform after his call with Putin concluded, Trump said he and the Russian president spent a great deal of time talking about Trade between Russia and the United States when the War with Ukraine is over.

He said high level advisors from both countries would meet at an unspecified location next week, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio leading the American delegation.

Trump also said he would update Zelensky on his talks with Putin on Friday, adding: “I believe great progress was made with today’s telephone conversation.”

He later told reporters he expected to meet Putin in Hungary “within two weeks”.

Trump has been seen as more sympathetic toward Russia than his predecessor Joe Biden, but in recent months has taken a stiffer line with Putin.

He had hoped a face-to-face summit in Alaska in August would help convince the Russian president to enter into comprehensive peace talks to end the war – but that meeting failed to produce a decisive breakthrough.

They spoke again days later when Trump interrupted a meeting with Zelensky and European leaders to call Putin.

Trump and Putin could have another talk a week after Rubio’s meeting with advisors, Hungary’s prime minister said.