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Bolton is accused of retaining and sharing defense information while serving as national security adviser during the first Trump administration

COMMENT: Putin sneaked in a call to the White House before Zelensky arrived in the US, turning Trump back to his side after the president drifted towards democracy. World affairs editor Sam Kiley in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, explains how

Tomahawks would bring Moscow into range.

Ukraine argues missiles would compel Russia to take Donald Trump’s calls for negotiations to end war more seriously

Naval sources suggested Russian air defences hit the plane while seeking to counter a Ukrainian drone attack

US president seemed more intent on brokering a peace deal after surprise phone call with Putin earlier in day

The two have come along way since their explosive shouting match in February

War in the air is becoming increasingly significant as conflict on the ground becomes bogged down

Ukrainian president repeats call for weapons but US president insists they’re ‘not easy for us to give you’ and says ‘Putin wants to end the war’

US and NATO representatives have recently alluded to the potential for a breakthrough in forcing Putin to the negotiating table. US President Donald Trump is due to decide if he'll give Ukraine access to Tomahawk missiles on Friday, but it appears the weapons were part of a game plan.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets Donald Trump at the White House Friday, seeking US-made Tomahawk missiles even as the US president reaches out to Russia's Vladimir Putin for a fresh summit.