Speaking with NBC News' "Meet the Press" after his visit with Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy acknowledged he didn't get what he wanted — but it could still happen.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump met with Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday and again expressed his surprise that the Ukrainian leader, whose citizens are getting slaughtered nightly by Russian drones and missiles, does not get along with Vladimir Putin, the man ordering those attacks.

President Donald Trump talks plainly, bluntly, often even coarsely. But it’s rare he drops an actual F-bomb as cameras are rolling.

President Donald Trump greeted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Friday, with Zelenskyy in Washington to make his case for procuring American Tomahawk cruise missiles and other military assets. Trump and Zelenskyy, wearing a dark suit, shook hands when the Ukrainian president arrived at the West Wing entrance.

Trump told Zelenskyy there's "a chance to end the war quickly" and expressed concerns about sending Ukraine long-range Tomahawk missiles.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy seeks American Tomahawk missiles in meeting with President Donald Trump following his call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The BBC's Bernd Debusmann Jr and Myroslava Petsa were in the room with Trump and Zelensky for talks on Russia's war against Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to push Trump for additional long-range weapons capable of striking targets inside Russian territory when he meets with Trump in Washington at the White House on Friday.

The suggestion came amid talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump about possible resolutions to Russia's war in Ukraine.