During closed-door talks at the White House on 28 July, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked for Ukraine to be granted permission to use the Starlink system on Russian territory to strike ballistic missile launchers.

President Volodymyr Zelensky was set to meet President Donald Trump to lobby for more U.S. assistance to help Ukraine defend itself from Russian missiles.

Since returning to office early last year, Trump has halted direct US arms deliveries to Kyiv in favour of a programme allowing European countries to buy weapons for Ukraine.