According to him, the conversation lasted “quite a long time”, but how much it did not specify.
“We discussed many things, in particular Iran. We also talked about the war in Ukraine and I am dissatisfied with this. Today we are with him [Путиным] They did not reach any progress at all, ”Trump said.
He also said that the United States continues to supply weapons to Ukraine.
“We cooperate with them to help. […] At the same time, we must provide our own needs, ”the head of the White House said.
July 3 Trump spent with Putin Telephone conversationwho has become the sixth over the past six months. According to Assistant Putin Yuri Ushakov, he told the American president that he did not refuse the goals in the war in Ukraine.
The media reported that Trump would have a conversation with the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky on July 4.
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The suspension of weapons of weapons to Ukraine from the United States during the audit initiated by the Pentagon became known on July 2. This was later confirmed by the deputy speaker of the White House Anna Kelly. According to her, this happened as part of a change in priorities in the US defense policy “in order to put America's interests at the forefront.”
According to The Wall Street Journal, by the time of receipt of the news of stopping the supply of ammunition were already in Poland. Among them are more than 20 Patriot PAC-3 missiles, more than 20 STINGER anti-aircraft systems, Air-Earth’s missiles Hellfire, more than 90 Air Air missiles and other systems.
According to The Economist, Kyiv considers the stop of supplying weapons to Ukraine an attempt by the United States to push it to political concessions in a military conflict with Russia.
