US President Donald Trump has, for now, ruled out supplying Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk missiles for use against Russia in the ongoing war. While leaving the door open to reconsider in the future, Trump said he does not want to escalate the war, noting that the more-than-three-year-long conflict has been “tough” for both nations.
The President made the remarks on Sunday while speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, when asked whether he was considering a deal to sell the missiles requested by his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
"No, not really," Trump told reporters and added that he could, however, change his mind.
When the reporters asked him about what would constitute a "final straw" to end the war, Trump replied, "There’s no final straw. Sometimes you have to let them fight it out. It’s been a tough war for (Russian President Vladimir) Putin, and it’s been a tough war for Ukraine," reports The Kyiv Post.
He also said that it was about time for both Russia and Ukraine to resolve the conflict themselves and added, “Sometimes you have to let it just get fought out.”
