The portal referred to an insider source. The White House has not yet confirmed this information.
The conversation is scheduled to take place a day before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to the White Houseduring which leaders are scheduled to discuss the sale of U.S. Tomahawk cruise missiles. On Sunday, Trump said he would have to talk to the Russian leader before making a decision on the matter because such a step would constitute a “new phase of aggression.” He said then that he had informed Zelensky about his intention to talk to Putin.
— First, I would talk to Putin and I could say: “Listen, if this war is not resolved, I will send them Tomahawks.” Trump said.
According to the Financial Times, the idea is to send Ukraine only a few dozen missiles, but these will be missiles with the longest range that Kiev has received from its Western partners. Their range is over 1,500 km, while the French-British SCALP/Storm Shadows have a range of 250-400 km. However, the problem is the lack of launchers for these missiles in Ukraine's resources.
