A direct phone call from Putin to Trump, combining warnings about damaged US-Russia relations with praise and summit offers, convinced the US president to reverse approval of Tomahawk missiles for Ukraine.
"Let it be cut the way it is," the US president told reporters when asked directly if he had demanded Ukraine surrender Donetsk Oblast after his call with Putin.
The weapons shopping list was handed directly to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, with Patriot air defense systems forming a central component of the package.