Donald Trump is preparing to arm Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk missiles as he turns his attention to ending its war with Russia.

The US president was lavished with praise for bringing peace to the Middle East during a jubilant visit to Israel on Monday.

World leaders used a subsequent summit in Sharm El-Sheikh to back Mr Trump to solve the conflict in Ukraine. The US president will meet Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Friday.

The two leaders are due to discuss their “visions” for how the long-range Tomahawk missile could bring Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table, according to Mr Zelensky.

“The main topics will be air defence and our long-range capabilities, to maintain pressure on Russia,” the Ukrainian leader said.

Mr Trump threatened to deliver the Tomahawks to Kyiv if Putin continued to stifle any hope of peace talks.

He has recently ramped up intelligence-sharing with Ukrainian forces to assist their long-range strikes on Russian energy targets, increasing pressure on Russia’s stuttering economy.