Trump on Tomahawks: We have a lot of them, but we need them
US President Donald Trump has stated that his country has many Tomahawk missiles, but they also need them.
Source: Trump during a press conference at the White House on 16 October
Quote: "We need Tomahawks for the United States of America too. We have a lot of them but we need them. I mean, we can't deplete our country. You know, they're very vital. They're very powerful. They're very accurate. They're very good. But we need them too."
Details: Trump added that his conversation with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on 16 October was good. He said he had asked the Kremlin leader about Tomahawks for Ukraine.
"I did actually say: 'Would you mind if I gave a couple of thousand Tomahawks to your opposition?' I did say that to him. I said it just that way. He didn't like the idea," he said with a laugh.
He also added that his meeting with Putin in Hungary should take place "pretty quick", probably within two weeks.
"Marco Rubio is going to be meeting with his counterpart, as you know, Lavrov and they will be meeting pretty soon," said the US president.
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.
- The Kremlin stated that Putin had told Trump that the Tomahawks would not change the situation on the battlefield but would damage relations between Russia and the United States.
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