Putin praises ‘listener’ Trump but warns support for Ukraine will ‘damage relations’

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleVladimir Putin has warned the US that supplying Ukraine with long-range missiles would damage relations between Washington and Moscow. The Russian president said that the deployment of US Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine would mark a “qualitatively new stage of escalation”. Putin also praised Donald Trump as a “comfortable conversationalist” who “listens, hears, and responds” following their Alaska summit in August. He acknowledged that while such a move from the US would hurt improving ties, Russia would be able to shoot down the missiles. Watch the video in full above.In fullPutin warns of ‘new escalation’ if US supplies weapons to KyivThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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