The White House announced on Tuesday that President Donald Trump will not attend a meeting in Hungary with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Speaking about the report on MSNBC, international affairs reporter Elise Labott is hopeful that this will influence Trump's decision about sending more weapons to Ukraine. It hasn't in the past, however.

Trump spent over two hours on the phone with Putin last week and announced a trip to Hungary with the world leaders as part of the ongoing efforts to end the war after the Russian invasion.

"Kind of an abrupt postponement. But maybe the question is, should we be surprised?" asked MSNBC host Chris Jansing.

"I'm surprised that he's not going," said Labott. "I think Donald Trump can't quit ... Vladimir Putin. He wants to go there. He wants to see that — he — obviously, we just talked about the Middle East. He fancies himself a dealmaker. He really wants to get Putin to agree, and he thinks that he can. I think the fact that he's not going is a recognition by President Trump himself that Vladimir Putin has no interest in ending the war."

She recalled that U.S. officials were also set to meet with Russian officials, but now those meetings are canceled.

Labott said that the Russian position hasn't changed, but she'll be curious to see if Trump will give Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine after all. During his meeting with Zelenskyy, Trump said he wasn't prepared to provide them with anything.

"Now that President Trump has made the conclusion, you know, [Putin] is continuing to play us, he's not ready to end the war. I'm going to look to see whether President Trump is ready to, you know, put the squeeze on Putin. And at least in rhetoric, I think you'll hear more about these tomahawks. Now, whether President Trump is actually willing to give them to the Ukrainians is an open question because that would be an escalation."

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