“I might tell them that if the war is not settled – that we may very well. We may not, but we may do it. I think it’s appropriate to bring up.”
The president added that he had spoken to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy about sending Tomahawks to his country; a claim Zelenskyy appeared to corroborate when he was asked on Fox News’ The Sunday Briefing whether Trump had approved the Tomahawks.
The Ukrainian president said: « We work on it. I’m waiting for president to yes. Of course we count on such decisions, but we will see. We will see.”
Back on Air Force One, Trump went on to discuss how the threat could encourage Russia to end the war.“Do they want to have Tomahawks going in that direction? I don’t think so,” Trump said. “I think I might speak to Russia about that. Tomahawks are a new step of aggression.”
Despite Putin being the one to start the conflict in Ukraine, Trump said he thought the Russian leader would ‘look great’ if he got the war settled, noting that if not, ‘it’s not going to be good for him’.
After Trump shared his ideas, Moscow expressed fears over the idea of Tomahawk missiles being provided to Ukraine, with Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov saying: « The topic of Tomahawks is of extreme concern.”
Donald Trump issues urgent plea to Russia and Ukraine as Putin makes new proposal
Trump has spoken out after Putin called for Russian officials to meet Ukrainian officials for a meeting on Thursday (May 15)
Joe Yates
Joe Yates
President Donald Trump has taken a swipe at both President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine, as he pushed once more for a peace deal to be signed to bring the war in Eastern Europe to an end.
Taking to Truth Social, he posted: « President Putin of Russia doesn’t want to have a Cease Fire Agreement with Ukraine, but rather wants to meet on Thursday, in Turkey, to negotiate a possible end to the BLOODBATH. Ukraine should agree to this, IMMEDIATELY.
« At least they will be able to determine whether or not a deal is possible, and if it is not, European leaders, and the U.S., will know where everything stands, and can proceed accordingly!
« I’m starting to doubt that Ukraine will make a deal with Putin, who’s too busy celebrating the Victory of World War ll, which could not have been won (not even close!) without the United States of America. HAVE THE MEETING, NOW!!! »
