Washington, Oct. 18 -- President Volodymyr Zelensky returned empty-handed from a White House meeting after US President Donald Trump appeared hesitant about providing Ukraine with much sought after long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine, calling such a transfer "not easy."After repeated signals from Trump that Washington might supply long-range Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv, a move that could give Ukraine the capacity to strike deep into Russia, Zelensky arrived at the White House on Friday with much optimism.
However, the meeting ended with frustration as Zelensky said though the meeting was cordial, Trump decided not to make statements on the issue "because the United States does not want an escalation".
Fresh from brokering a cease...