Putin opposes transfer of Tomahawk to Ukraine
President of the United States Donald Trump spoke about the reaction Vladimir Putin on the idea of transferring to Ukraine thousands of US Tomahawk cruise missiles.
During a conversation with journalists, Trump confirmed that The Russian leader tried to dissuade him from this decision.
«Of course! Did you think he would thank me and say: “Please, sell it, I'm all for it?”, Trump replied to a reporter's question about whether Putin had tried to convince him.
“He didn't like the idea”
According to Trump, Putin's reaction to the the idea of transferring Tomahawks to Ukraine when the US president first voiced it.
«For some reason, he didn't like the idea when I suggested giving Ukraine thousands of Tomahawks,“ Trump said ironically.
At the same time, he added that Tomahawk missiles remain critical to the US arsenal, Washington cannot spend its reserves without careful analysis.
«America needs Tomahawks. We can't waste our own stockpile of these missiles,» Trump said.
Context.
Previously. The New York Times reported that The Pentagon has already developed a detailed plan for the transfer of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, However, the final decision remains with the US president.
The discussion around this issue became one of the key topics before his meetings with Vladimir Putin in Budapest and Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington.
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