France, Oct. 17 -- US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he would meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Hungary after raising doubts that he would give Ukraine American Tomahawk missiles in order to fight off Russian advances in the three-year war.

Following a telephone call, Trump said he expected to meet Putin in Budapest within the next two weeks for what would be their second summit since he returned for a second administration at the White House in January.

The Kremlin described the conversation between the men as "extremely frank and trustful". A spokesperson said the Russian governmentwould prepare for the summit.

Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, insisted that the threat of Tomahawks had pushed Moscow to...