US EditionTrump says he would want to know Ukraine's plans for Tomahawk missiles
Donald Trump expressed concerns about escalation and wants details on Ukraine's intended use of Tomahawk missiles, which can strike Moscow, before approving their transfer.
- On Monday, US president Donald Trump said he would want to know what Ukraine planned to do with US-made Tomahawk missiles before agreeing to supply them, adding he was not looking to escalate the war.
- Tomahawk missiles have a range of 2,500km, and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has asked the US to sell them to European nations for transfer to Kyiv, which has vowed to increase strikes on Russian territory.
- Long-Range Ukrainian drones and missiles hit a major ammunition plant, oil terminal and weapons depot, while Russia said it downed 251 drones overnight and reported large drone strikes.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Oct 5 that supplying Tomahawks to Ukraine would destroy Moscow's ties with Washington, while the Kremlin on Monday welcomed Trump’s hope to extend the arms treaty and Trump said he had `sort of made a decision` on Tomahawks.
- The EU is searching for a way to finance Ukraine's defence and reconstruction using �210bn in frozen Russian assets, considering zero-coupon bonds and a reparations loan, ECB president Christine Lagarde said Monday.
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Representatives of the administration of US President Donald Trump express concern about the control over the use of Tomahawk missiles if they are provided to Ukraine.
US President Donald Trump has agreed to give the Ukraine to Tomahawk missiles. However, he wants to know first how the Ukrainians use the weapons. "I want to find out what they are doing with them," said Trump. This is the condition for him to send the rockets to Ukraine at all. "Where they are sending them, I have to ask that question," said Trump. Tomahawk missiles have a range of about 1500 to 2500 kilometers. Moscow is about 750 to 800 kilom…
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Trump says he would want to know Ukraine’s plans for Tomahawk missiles
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