The president also warned Russia that he could send long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine if Moscow does not end the war in the European country "soon." Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday, Trump described the Tomahawk as "an incredible and offensive weapon," emphasizing that Russia "does not need that kind of escalation."
The president suggested that he could directly warn the Kremlin of the possibility of sending this weaponry if the conflict is not resolved in the short term. "I could tell them we're going to do it if this doesn't end. It's time for there to be peace," commented the U.S. president, without detailing the specific conditions of such a hypothetical delivery.
Trump's statements came after a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, also held on Sunday, in which both leaders discussed the situation on the front lines and the prospects for a negotiated settlement.
The Tomahawk missile, manufactured by the U.S. company Raytheon, is a precision cruise projectile with a range of over 1,600 kilometers, used in conflicts such as Iraq and Syria.
Its potential deployment to Ukraine would represent a significant military escalation in the war with Russia, which began in February 2022.