Trump and Zelenskyy meet as the U.S war against Iran and Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine have threatened to overlap in recent days.

"We would buy their drones ... And you know, if we made that deal, we'd have great protection. I love the protection," Trump told reporters at the press conference in the Turkish capital of Ankara.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky met with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday at the White House, where they discussed Ukraine's air defenses.

The chorus of optimism has quieted on several fronts, including Zelensky’s struggle with corruption and his relations with Trump.

"We should not have to choose between putting a check on Putin's aggression and putting a check on this president's tariffs regime."

President Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday.

President Donald Trump has privately complained in recent days that disclosures on the dwindling US munitions stockpile make the United States look weak at a critical juncture, senior US officials said.

Garry Kasparov is the chairman of the Renew Democracy Initiative and was the 13th world chess champion. Whether or not President Donald Trump persuades Republicans to pass the Save America Act, his recent speech about threats to the country’s electoral system is part of a dangerous attack on election integrity.

President Trump on Friday said he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a week in Alaska and that swapping territories will be discussed in potential peace talks between the Kremlin and Ukraine.