Trump moved by Ukrainian reporters plight as he says US could supply Patriot missile systems to Kyiv

President Trump took a rare dig at his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, following this week’s NATO summit in the Netherlands before telling a Ukrainian reporter that “we’re going to see” if Washington is able to supply Patriot missile systems and munitions to assist Kyiv in its war against Moscow’s invasion.“I know one thing: He’d like to settle, he’d like to get out of this thing.It’s a mess for him,” Trump told reporters in The Hague before departing the two-day gathering of Western leaders.

“I consider him a person that’s, I think, been misguided.I’m very surprised, actually.

I thought we would have had that settled.”Gray TV reporter Jon Decker had pressed Trump about whether he views Russia as an adversary or whether he believes that the Kremlin has its sights set on territory beyond Ukraine.“It’s possible.I mean, it’s possible,” Trump replied to the latter question.Despite some of his high-profile dustups with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Trump also admitted that Putin was the “more difficult” leader to engage.“Vladimir Putin has been more difficult.

Frankly, I’ve had some problems with Zelensky,” Trump told reporters when asked about his campaign pledge to end the war in 24 hours.“It’s been more difficult than other wars.”Trump also showed empathy for BBC Ukraine correspondent Myroslava Petsa after she asked the president “whether or not the US is ready to sell anti-air missile systems to Ukraine.”“We know that Russia has been pounding Ukraine really heavily right now,” she added.Before addressing her question, Trump asked Petsa: “Are you living there, yourself, now?”“My husband is there now,” she said.

“And me with the kids, I’m in Warsaw [Poland], actually.Because he wanted me to.”The visibly moved Trump responded, “wow, that’s amazing,” before asking whether Petsa’s husband was “a soldier,” which she confirmed.“Wow, that’s rough stuff, right?” h...