Zelensky said he was willing to accept bilateral or trilateral talks, and Trump said the Russian-Ukrainian conflict should end

According to CCTV news, on October 17 local time, Ukrainian President Zelensky made a speech after meeting with US President Trump. Zelensky thanked Trump for holding productive talks. Zelensky said that the air defense system is important to Ukraine and decided to cooperate more with the United States. Zelensky also said that the two sides decided not to talk publicly about the long-range missile issue. In addition, the two sides talked about Trump's upcoming meeting with Putin in Budapest, Hungary, with which Trump shared the call. Zelensky also expressed confidence that the United States and Trump want to end the conflict. When asked if he was more optimistic about obtaining the "Tomahawk" cruise missile, Zelensky said "I am realistic". Zelensky also said he was open to bilateral or trilateral talks, and to any format that would bring them closer to peace. Zelensky finally told the media that the focus of the security discussions between the United States and Ukraine is that Ukraine needs American security guarantees, because only the United States is talking to Russia now. "This is very important, Ukraine needs strong security guarantees," Zelensky said.