New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin cautioned US President Donald Trump during a phone call that providing Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles would jeopardize the peace process and strain relations between Washington and Moscow, according to Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov.

"The delivery of Tomahawks would not change the battlefield situation but would harm US-Russia ties and the peace process," Ushakov told reporters, summarizing the Kremlin's view.

Putin initiated the nearly 2.5-hour call, Ushakov said, adding that the discussion covered Ukraine's military actions, including attacks on Russian energy infrastructure.

According to Ushakov, the two leaders agreed that a new Putin-Trump summit in Budapest will ...