Trump cancels meeting with Putin and speaks about Tomahawk missiles for Ukraine

US President Donald Trump has announced that he has cancelled his planned meeting with Vladimir Putin in Budapest. He also commented on the possible supply of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine.

He said this during a briefing with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

According to Donald Trump, the meeting will not take place because the parties «would not have achieved the desired result».

«I cancelled the meeting with Putin. It seemed to me that we would not achieve what we needed to achieve, so I did it. Every time we have a good conversation, but it doesn't lead to anything,» he said.

Donald Trump also commented on the possibility of supplying Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles. According to him, it takes at least six months to train with them.

«The only way is if we launch them, but we are not going to do that,» the US president added.

The situation with the provision of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine

Earlier, during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Donald Trump said that Ukraine should not expect to receive long-range Tomahawk missiles anytime soon.

It should be noted that Donald Trump recently stated that the decision to transfer Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine «has been made to some extent», but stressed that he does 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 said it was waiting for specific decisions from the United States on the possible supply of cruise missiles to Ukraine.

Later, it was reported that the United States could supply Ukraine with 20 to 50 Tomahawk missiles, which is unlikely to significantly affect the course of hostilities or the situation on the battlefield.