SockGoblin
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US President Donald Trump indicated that he is not ready to supply sought-after Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine, despite efforts by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to persuade him.
The statement came after a cordial bilateral meeting between Trump and Zelensky at the White House, where they discussed long-range missiles and other military issues. However, neither side made any concrete commitments or statements on the issue of providing Tomahawks to Ukraine.
Zelensky had believed that using these missiles could severely weaken Russian President Vladimir Putin's war economy.
Trump took a more cautious tone during their meeting. He suggested that the US needed the weapons and hoped they wouldn't need them, but also said sending the missiles would be "an escalation" that was always a possibility.
When asked by the BBC if Trump's call with Putin had prompted Putin to agree to meet him in Hungary for Ukraine talks, Trump replied that the threat of Tomahawks was good, but it wasn't enough. He emphasized his desire for a peaceful resolution and expressed optimism about their upcoming face-to-face meeting.
Trump initially showed openness to selling the Tomahawks to Ukraine, although Putin had warned that such a move would further strain US-Russian relations.
Meanwhile, in Kyiv, locals are feeling the effects of Russia's ongoing war with Ukraine.
The Ukrainian leader suggested that his country could offer drones in exchange for the Tomahawks, prompting smiles and nods from Trump during their meeting.
The statement came after a cordial bilateral meeting between Trump and Zelensky at the White House, where they discussed long-range missiles and other military issues. However, neither side made any concrete commitments or statements on the issue of providing Tomahawks to Ukraine.
Zelensky had believed that using these missiles could severely weaken Russian President Vladimir Putin's war economy.
Trump took a more cautious tone during their meeting. He suggested that the US needed the weapons and hoped they wouldn't need them, but also said sending the missiles would be "an escalation" that was always a possibility.
When asked by the BBC if Trump's call with Putin had prompted Putin to agree to meet him in Hungary for Ukraine talks, Trump replied that the threat of Tomahawks was good, but it wasn't enough. He emphasized his desire for a peaceful resolution and expressed optimism about their upcoming face-to-face meeting.
Trump initially showed openness to selling the Tomahawks to Ukraine, although Putin had warned that such a move would further strain US-Russian relations.
Meanwhile, in Kyiv, locals are feeling the effects of Russia's ongoing war with Ukraine.
The Ukrainian leader suggested that his country could offer drones in exchange for the Tomahawks, prompting smiles and nods from Trump during their meeting.
... but at the same time id say hes right to be cautious, we dont wanna escalate things with russia too much... and yeah, zelensky's idea of offering drones in exchange for tomahawks is actually kinda smart, who knows maybe its a way to level the playing field? 
but then again, it feels like trump is just stringing ukraine along, no hard decisions here... i wish he'd be more clear-cut about this whole thing 
"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others" 
- Mahatma Gandhi 
. Zelensky is trying everything to get them, but Trump's being kinda wishy-washy about it 
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. The good news is that both leaders seem to want a peaceful resolution, but the not-so-good news is that we're stuck in this uncertain limbo 
, but it's hard to see right now...
... like, seriously, what's up with Trump not committing to supplying those Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine? I get it, he wants to keep the peace, but so does Zelensky and the Ukrainian people who are basically living in fear of Russia's war. And can we talk about how Putin's trying to use Trump's hesitation as leverage to make things worse? 