US EditionTomahawks Take Center Stage in Trump's Russia-Ukraine Diplomacy
The planned Budapest summit follows Moscow's push to restart talks after US threats to supply Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk missiles that could shift the military balance.
- Following a two-hour call on Thursday, President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin agreed to hold a summit in Budapest within two weeks to discuss ending the war in Ukraine.
- Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday that Moscow is rushing to resume dialogue as soon as it hears about Tomahawk missiles.
- Tomahawk missiles were developed in the 1970s as long-range cruise weapons launched from ships or submarines, but Kyiv currently lacks ships to fire them and the ground-launch system remains under development.
- Ahead of the meeting, Volodymyr Zelenskyy aims to press Donald Trump for Tomahawk missiles at the White House in Washington on Friday, while Trump seeks clarity on their use.
- With the meeting set in Budapest, Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, will make his first EU visit since the war, while next week US officials led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio hold high-level summit preparations.
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