On Thursday, October 16, the President of the United States of America Donald Trump had a phone conversation with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. The results of this conversation cast doubt on the supply of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine.
He writes about this. Reuters It is noted that the conversation between the Russian and American leaders took place on the eve of Trump's meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, where the Ukrainian leader wanted to achieve increased military support - including the provision of missiles.
"However, Trump's conciliatory tone after his phone call with Russia seems to have cast doubt on the possibility of such support in the near future and raised fears in Europe about US capitulation to Moscow," the material says.
During the conversation, Putin told Trump that transferring these missiles to Ukraine would allegedly harm the peace process and relations between Russia and the United States.
Ukraine is seeking to obtain long-range American Tomahawk missiles, which would allow it to strike targets in Moscow and other major Russian cities. The US president has said he may provide Ukraine with long-range weapons if Moscow does not come to the negotiating table.
At the same time, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said the day before that Washington would"impose sanctions on Russia for its continued aggression" if the war does not end.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Moscow is in a hurry to resume dialogue on the war after hearing about the possibility supplies of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine. He noted that Russia is using terror against our energy sector and is carrying out daily attacks.
"We expect that the momentum of curbing terror and war that worked in the Middle East will help end Russia's war against Ukraine. Putin is definitely no braver than Hamas or any other terrorist. The language of strength and justice will definitely work with Russia. We can already see that Moscow will rush to resume dialogue as soon as it hears about the Tomahawks," the Ukrainian leader emphasized.
