Kremlin says Putin warned Trump against supplying Tomahawks to Ukraine

Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin has told US President Donald Trump that Tomahawk missiles would not change the situation on the battlefield but would damage relations between Russia and the United States.

Source: Russian outlet RBC, as reported by European Pravda

Details: According to Putin's aide Yuri Ushakov, the conversation between the US and Russian leaders lasted nearly two and a half hours and was "very substantive, frank and confidential".

RBC reported that during the call, Putin told Trump that Russia "holds the strategic initiative" and that "the Kyiv regime resorts to terrorist methods to which Russia is forced to respond".

The leaders also discussed the possible delivery of long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine.

"Putin reiterated that these weapons would not change the situation on the battlefield but would cause significant damage to bilateral relations," Ushakov said.

He also confirmed that Putin and Trump discussed the possibility of another high-level meeting and agreed that their teams would immediately begin preparations for it.

Background:

• The US and Russian leaders held their first conversation in nearly two months on Thursday. Following the call, Donald Trump announced that they would meet again, this time in Budapest.
• On 17 October, Trump is scheduled to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, with the possible delivery of long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine among the main topics for discussion.

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