On Thursday, October 23, Volodymyr Zelensky participated in the European Union summit.

"We have sanctions on the Russian energy sector, we don't have a meeting (Trump-Putin - PAP) in Hungary without Ukraine's participation, and we don't have the Tomahawk (American cruise missiles) yet," Zelensky said."Every day brings something (new - PAP). Maybe tomorrow we will have Tomahawks" - he added.

Zelensky also stated that"Ukrainian territories cannot be exchanged for Ukrainian territories".

"Russia won't get additional territory if we withdraw from our territory," he added. He responded to a question about whether he believed Trump would maintain his position that the current front line should be the starting point for peace talks with Russia.

The AFP agency reported, citing a senior Ukrainian official, that during the meeting with Zelensky, Trump insisted that Ukrainian troops withdraw from the territories of the Donetsk region controlled by Kyiv. This was one of Putin's demands.

Zelensky spoke with Trump on October 17 at the White House, discussing, among other things, air defense, long-range combat assets, weapons production, and the possible sale of Tomahawks to Ukraine. Donald Trump did not refuse, but noted that the United States also needs Tomahawks.

On Wednesday, the US Treasury announced the imposition of sanctions . That day, Trump also announced that he had cancelled a previously announced meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Budapest. He added that the meeting would take place in the future.