{"id":168410,"date":"2025-10-17T17:11:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T17:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/ukraine-war-latest-trump-meeting-zelenskyy-at-white-house-as-his-planned-putin-summit-hangs-over-talks-sky-news\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T17:11:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T17:11:00","slug":"ukraine-war-latest-trump-meeting-zelenskyy-at-white-house-as-his-planned-putin-summit-hangs-over-talks-sky-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/ukraine-war-latest-trump-meeting-zelenskyy-at-white-house-as-his-planned-putin-summit-hangs-over-talks-sky-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine war latest: Trump meeting Zelenskyy at White House – as his planned Putin summit hangs over talks – Sky News"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a matter of minutes, Donald Trump will host Volodymyr Zelenskyy – who had been hoping to secure new long-range missiles from the US. Hanging over this meeting is Trump’s planned summit with Vladimir Putin, which was agreed in a two-hour call just yesterday. Follow live below.
Friday 17 October 2025 17:49, UK
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We’re expecting Volodymyr Zelenskyy to arrive at the White House in the next few minutes.
There, he is due to be greeted by Donald Trump ahead of their third meeting this year.
Watch along in the live stream at the top of this page – we’ll also bring you text updates here.
Donald Trump will meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the next few minutes, the latest chapter in what has proven to be – at times –  a rocky relationship. 
In fact, they take the term on-off relationship to a “whole new level”, as our US correspondent David Blevins<\/b><\/a> outlines outside the White House, where’s he’s ready to witness the leaders’ third meeting since February. 
The previous two rounds couldn’t have been more different – as we detail in the post just below this one – and all eyes are now fixed on how the third unfolds.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected back at the White House within the next hour for his latest meeting with Donald Trump.
The Ukrainian leader will be hoping to secure further commitments to US support in its war against Russia’s invading forces – see our post at 10:30 for more on why the tug-of-war for Trump’s ear is proving to be a tough to-and-fro.
And this all comes after two drastically different Oval Office meetings between the two presidents already this year.
Ukraine’s leader – and the war-torn country’s people – will hope today’s meeting between the pair more closely resembles the second than the first.
The disastrous first meeting<\/b>
The gulf between the US and Ukraine was laid bare on camera around the globe when Zelenskyy travelled to Washington in February amid widespread expectation he would sign a minerals deal.
Those hopes evaporated rapidly during the final 10 minutes when Trump said he wasn’t aligned with either Ukraine or Russia and Zelenskyy questioned how diplomacy would work when Vladimir Putin “breaks ceasefires”.
Vice president JD Vance accused the Ukrainian of being “disrespectful” by trying “to litigate this in front of the American media”.
It went from bad to worse when Zelenskyy replied: “You have a nice ocean and don’t feel now, but you will feel it in the future.”
Trump retorted: “Don’t tell us what we’re going to feel\u2026 you’re in no position to dictate that.
“You don’t have the cards right now\u2026 you’re gambling with the lives of millions of people\u2026 you’re gambling with World War Three\u2026 and what you’re doing is very disrespectful to this country.”
Vance also upbraided Zelenskyy for, he claimed, not saying thank you to the US for its support.
During the meeting, Brian Glenn, a pro-Trump reporter and partner of far-right Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, asked Zelenskyy why he was not wearing a suit, adding it was disrespectful.
Trump had reportedly been offended by Zelenskyy’s choice of attire, which has been consistent since Russia’s full-scale invasion began.
The leaders had been due to have lunch with their delegations in the White House’s cabinet room after the meeting – but the meal was hastily called off and Zelenskyy left the White House.
Watch their heated exchange below…<\/b>
Sharp contrast for second meeting<\/b>
The Ukrainian president returned to the White House in August for the pair’s second meeting – and opted to wear more formal clothing, while repeatedly expressing his gratitude to Trump.
His opening remarks in the Oval Office included saying thank you eight times, mostly to Trump, but he also thanked US first lady Melania Trump, who had sent a letter to Putin about abducted children in Ukraine.
“Thank you so much, Mr President… thank you for your attention. Thank you very much for your efforts, personal efforts to stop killings and stop this war. Thank you,” Zelenskyy said.
“Using this opportunity, my thanks to your wife,” he added.
“And thanks to all our partners and that you supported this format. And after our meeting, we’re going to have leaders who are around us, the UK and France, Germany… all partners around Ukraine supporting us. Thanks [to] them. Thank you very much for your invitation.”
Zelenskyy was also dressed more formally for this meeting, donning a black shirt and jacket, without a tie.
The reporter who previously suggested Zelenskyy’s casual dress was disrespectful during his last visit to the Oval Office told the Ukrainian leader “you look fabulous in that suit”.
Trump replied: “I said the same thing.”
Watch Mark Stone’s detailed breakdown of that meeting below…<\/b>
 Ukraine hit a Russian oil depot and a fuel warehouse in occupied Crimea overnight, Kyiv’s general staff says.
A base in Hvardiys’ke and a warehouse in Dzhankoy used by the Russian military came under attack, according to a statement. 
It comes after another oil depot in Crimea was targeted at the start of the month. 
At the time, footage shared by local media on X appeared to show the scale of the attack in the city of Feodosia as flames rose from the depot.
The fire was started after a fuel tank at the depot exploded.
Ukraine and Russia have exchanged strikes on energy infrastructure in recent months – for more on Kyiv’s strategy here, see our 12:56 post.
As Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepares to meet Donald Trump, pictures coming through on the ground in Ukraine show the ongoing displacement the war is causing.
Some 30 elderly residents of a boarding house with disabilities were evacuated by train from areas along the frontline to the city of Berdychiv in the northern Zhytomyr region, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine said on Telegram.
The group was helped by emergency services, including the Ukrainian Red Cross Society, on arriving at the city’s station, with some visibly emotional from the ordeal.
A Polish court has refused to transfer a Ukrainian suspect wanted by Germany in connection with the Nord Stream gas pipeline explosions back in 2022, with the country’s leader, Donald Tusk, saying: “The case is closed.”
Germany’s top prosecutors’ office says Volodymyr Z – whose full name isn’t given, but has no known link to the Ukrainian president – was one of a group suspected of renting a sailing yacht and planting explosives on the pipelines near the Danish island of Bornholm.
The explosions largely severed Russian gas supplies to Europe, representing a significant escalation in the Ukraine conflict and worsening of the continent’s energy supply crisis.
The suspect faces allegations of conspiring to commit an explosives attack and of “anti-constitutional sabotage”.
“The person being prosecuted, if he was the perpetrator, is entitled to functional immunity, which covers an act committed in connection with his activities for the Ukrainian state,” judge Dariusz Lubowski said in his verdict that ruled the German application was not admissible.
“If Ukraine was indeed the organiser of this act of aggression, then only Ukraine can be held responsible for this event.”
Ukraine has denied involvement in the explosions.
Earlier this month, Tusk said it wasn’t in Poland’s interest to hand the suspect over to Germany.
“Polish court denied extradition to Germany of a Ukrainian national… and rightly so. The case is closed,” Tusk said on X following the verdict.
By Sean Bell<\/a>, military analyst<\/b>
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine grinds on, Western diplomatic efforts to find a political resolution continue apace.
Military action alone is a means to an end – a political compromise is the only way that the war will be brought to a stop.  
Donald Trump appears determined to explore all options to negotiate some form of ceasefire, and Hungary appears to be the preferred venue for their next post-Alaska summit.
But how will Vladimir Putin travel to Hungary, given that it is surrounded by signatories to the ICC – which has issued an arrest warrant for the Russian leader? 
Travelling by land routes – train or car – would require customs\/border checks, which would raise the prospect of detention. That would almost certainly be an unacceptable level of risk for the Russian leader.  
Instead, flying in a military aircraft would avoid the need for customs checks on the borders.
Although nations can deny flight plan access to sovereign airspace, flying along the Flight Information Region border (the international boundary of airspace between nations) is a way for military aircraft to navigate without entering either nation’s airspace.  
A technicality – maybe – but effective.
Although NATO military fighters will probably shadow the Russian President during this visit, it is very unlikely alliance fighters will be granted weapons release authority in such circumstances.
Tomahawks have considerable advantages over other missiles previously provided to Ukraine, such as ATACMS or Storm Shadow.
The biggest is their range, which stretches to about 1,550 miles (2,500km) for some variants.
That distance would allow Ukraine to launch from deep inside its territory and still strike targets inside Crimea and large swaths of Russia, including the Moscow area and beyond.
What targets could it go for?<\/b>
Military targets would be near the top of Ukraine’s hit list.
Kyiv struck the Olenya airbase, in northwestern Russia, with drones during Operation Spiderweb in June, but could do significantly more damage if it could use Tomahawk missiles instead.
The region is also home to key industrial and military complexes including Severomorsk, where Russia’s Northern Fleet surface assets are home ported and a large air base, Severomorsk-1, is located.
Ukraine might also want to target Russian energy sites, which it has done dozens of times in recent months, hitting the country’s refining capacity.
The effect on Russia’s fuel market is notable, with several regions in the country facing significant petrol shortages (see 12.56 post for more on this).
Tomahawks could accelerate this dynamic, putting additional strain on Russia’s energy production.
Could Ukraine use Tomahawks however it wants?<\/b>
Probably not.
Washington would presumably provide intelligence on targets and radar evasion, since the cruise missiles use US military navigation systems for guidance. 
That means the Trump administration would ultimately have a veto over which Russian targets Kyiv wants to hit.
These are the latest pictures reaching us from the battlefield showing troops firing at Russian forces near the frontline town of Kupiansk, in the Kharkiv region.
The 15th ‘Kara-Dag’ Brigade of the Operational Assignment of the National Guard of Ukraine can be seen firing a D-30 howitzer in the images below.
When Volodymyr Zelenskyy boarded his flight to the US, he would have been hoping to receive military support from Donald Trump, our military analyst Sean Bell<\/a> has said.
But after Trump’s two-hour phone call with Vladimir Putin last night, it appears the US president wants to negotiate with his Russian counterpart.
“The question is, why does he keep doing this?” Bell asked, as he made the point that Putin does not back his promises with action.
Bell went on to say it was no coincidence Putin was so keen to get on the phone to Trump now.
“It’s true that winter is fast approaching and it can be very difficult for the frontline… therefore, what Putin is doing here is buying time.”
Watch his full analysis below.
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