US President Donald Trump said he would meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Budapest after making "great progress" in a call on Thursday, just a day before Ukraine's leader is due at the White House to push for US-made Tomahawk missiles.

Trump did not give a date for the meeting in the Hungarian capital, which would be his second with Putin since returning to office. The pair met in Alaska in August without a breakthrough on ending Russia's war in Ukraine.

The Kremlin confirmed plans for the meeting, though it did not provide a date for when it would occur.

"I believe great progress was made with today's telephone conversation," Trump said on his Truth Social network.

Trump said he and Putin would "meet in an agreed-upon location, Budapest, Hungary, to see if we can bring this 'inglorious' War, between Russia and Ukraine, to an end."

Top US and Russian officials including US Secretary of State Marco Rubio would hold "initial meetings" next week in an as yet to be decided location, Trump added.

"My whole life, I've made deals," Trump told reporters later at the White House. "I think we're going to have this one done, hopefully soon."

Trump's comments represented the latest wild swing in his relations with Putin, after he recently expressed growing frustration with the Kremlin leader over his refusal to reach a peace deal.

The development came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was headed to the White House on Friday to push for more military support, including US-made long-range Tomahawk missiles.

During the call, Putin told Trump that supplying long-range missiles to Ukraine would harm the peace process and damage US-Russia ties, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters.

"What do you think he's going to say, 'Please sell Tomahawks?'" Trump later joked with reporters. "No, he doesn't want," Tomahawks given to Ukraine, Trump added, calling them a "vicious weapon."

Zelensky, already in Washington, said Putin's decision to seek talks showed he was on the defensive.

"We can already see that Moscow is rushing to resume dialogue as soon as it hears about Tomahawks," he said on X. (Agencies)