President Trump said on Thursday he made no progress in his call with Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the war in Ukraine.
Why it matters: The call took place amid a stalemate in Trump’s efforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine and two days after the U.S. paused weapons shipments to the Ukrainian Army.
- Putin’s foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov said the issue of U.S. weapons supply to Ukraine didn’t come up during the call between Putin and Trump.
- Trump told reporters on Thursday before boarding Air Force One on his way to Iowa that the U.S. hasn’t paused weapons supply to Ukraine, but “we have to make sure we have enough for ourselves.”
Driving the news: Trump said he had a long call with Putin on Iran and Ukraine. According to the Kremlin, the call lasted more than an hour.
- Trump said he “is not happy” about the war in Ukraine and stressed he “didn’t make any progress at all” on this issue in his call with Putin.
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