President Donald Trump will reportedly hold a call Thursday with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the war in Ukraine amid talk of supplying Tomahawk cruise missiles to NATO, which could then provide them to Ukraine.
The conversation, as reported by a source to Axios, comes one day before Trump is set to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House to discuss the potential transfer of Tomahawks.
Trump said last week he told Zelenskyy he might issue Putin an ultimatum: either engage in serious peace talks or face Ukraine being armed with Tomahawks.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The back-to-back engagements highlight the administration’s attempt to pressure Moscow while keeping diplomatic options open.
Asked by reporters at the White House last week whether he had decided on supplying Ukraine with Tomahawks, Trump did not rule it out and said he had “sort of made a decision” on the matter.
“I think I want to find out what they’re doing with them,” he said. “Where are they sending them? I guess I’d have to ask that question.”
“I would ask some questions. I’m not looking to escalate that war,” he added.
Trump has noted there will be no more free weapons or aid deliveries to Ukraine, telling NATO it can buy the weapons and distribute them to Ukraine as he focuses on being the broker of peace between the long-warring neighbors.
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