Trump wrote on his own social networking site, Truth Social, that the conversation with Putin was “productive.” According to the newspaper, this formulation weakens the chances of the US providing Ukraine with new, powerful weapons.
In recent days, Trump has publicly and privately signaled that he is leaning toward sending Tomahawk long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine, said two sources familiar with the discussions.
What next with equipment for Ukraine?
The sale of this type of weapons to Ukraine is to be one of the topics discussed on Friday at Trump's meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington.
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“WSJ” emphasized that the US president, after his August meeting with Putin in Alaska, expressed irritation with the Russian leader's position and the lack of progress on the path to ending the war in Ukraine. Trump did not rule out imposing sanctions on Russia, but so far this has not happened. Also in the entry published by Trump after the conversation with Putin, there were no signals that he might impose sanctions on Russia. However, he wrote that trade was discussed between Russia and the United States after the end of the war with Ukraine.
Trump will meet Putin in Hungary
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he would soon meet Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. The leaders are to hold talks in Hungary. “We will see if we can put an end to this 'inglorious' war between Russia and Ukraine,” Trump emphasized.
Shortly after the American leader's entry Putin's adviser Yuri Ushakov spokewho announced that Russia and the United States would quickly begin preparations for the meeting of the leaders of both countries in Budapest.
