Trump calls on Putin to stop killing and says Ukraine is planning an offensive

Trump said Ukraine wants to go on the offensive. Photo: Getty Images

US President Donald Trump has called on Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin to stop killing Ukrainians and Russians.

He said this during a press conference with FBI Director Kash Patel.

Donald Trump noted that he is planning to talk to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy about the situation at the front in the near future. According to him, Ukraine wants to go on the offensive, and he will make a decision on this issue.

The US president also said that during the full-scale invasion, Russia lost about 1.5 million people, «mostly soldiers».

Donald Trump emphasised that all he demands from Putin is to stop killing Ukrainians and Russians.

Also recently, Donald Trump said that the decision to give Ukraine Tomahawk missiles «was to some extent made», but stressed that he did not want to escalate with Russia.

He noted that he is ready to give Ukraine Tomahawk cruise missiles if the war with Russia is not resolved. According to him, such a statement is an element of pressure on the Kremlin, and he plans to discuss this issue personally with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

At the same time, Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed that Ukraine's use of Tomahawk missiles «would damage relations between Moscow and Washington». Later, the Kremlin stated that it was waiting for concrete decisions from the United States on the possible supply of cruise missiles to Ukraine.