Sanctions, meeting with Putin and "Tomahawks": Donald Trump made a number of statements about the war in Ukraine (video)

The American leader announced this during a press conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House on the evening of October 22, reports Clash Report. "I canceled the meeting with Putin. It seemed wrong to me. We will do it in the future," Trump said. Commenting on the new US sanctions against Russia's largest oil companies — Lukoil and Rosneft — Donald Trump explained why such a decision was made just now. He noted that he had been waiting for this "for a long time".

"I felt that the time had come. We have been waiting for a long time," said the US president. According to Donald Trump, he has "good conversations" with Vladimir Putin every time. However, these conversations "do not lead to anything". During the press conference, Donald Trump also mentioned the missile strikes on the territory of Russia.

In particular, he commented on the issue of providing Ukraine with American Tomahawk missiles, stating that at least half a year is needed to learn how to use them. "It takes at least 6 months to learn how to use Tomahawks. The only way is to shoot them, but we (the United States — ed. ) will not do that," the US president explained.

Speaking about the publication of The Wall Street Journal regarding the alleged US lifting of a key restriction on Ukraine's use of long-range missiles for strikes on the territory of the Russian Federation, Donald Trump denied this data. According to him, for attacks on Russia, the Armed Forces use European missiles, not American ones. "Ukraine does not use our missiles, it uses European missiles. I do not control it.

I control our missiles, and they do not fire our missiles," the US president emphasized. Also during the press conference, Donald Trump said that he understood that Vladimir Putin "wanted to get everything, not a part. " Probably, the US president is referring to the territorial claims of the Kremlin in Ukraine. "I always felt that Putin wanted to get everything, not a part. I think now he is ready to negotiate. We don't want him to get everything," said Donald Trump.

In addition, the American leader expressed hope that both Volodymyr Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyi would show "prudence" in issues related to the settlement of the conflict. "It takes two to tango," Donald Trump emphasized. We will remind, on the evening of October 22, the USA and the EU announced new decisions regarding sanctions against Russia. In particular, the EU adopted the 19th package of sanctions against the Kremlin.