US EditionTrump, Still Convinced Putin ‘Wants to End This War,’ Lukewarm on Zelenskyy’s Request for Tomahawks
Trump cautions that supplying Tomahawk missiles risks escalation and depletion of US stockpiles while suggesting diplomatic talks could end the war without their use.
- On Oct 17, US President Donald Trump suggested it would be premature to supply Tomahawk missiles and said the war could probably end without them during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's White House visit.
- Ukraine has been lobbying Washington for weeks, arguing Tomahawk cruise missiles could pressure Russia to end its three-and-a-half year invasion, while Russian President Vladimir Putin warned delivering them could escalate the war.
- Zelensky offered to swap thousands of Ukrainian drones for Tomahawk cruise missiles, while Trump warned the US must avoid depleting its long-range missile stocks; Kyiv has used drones extensively since 2022.
- Diplomatic talks have stalled since the Alaska summit, though Trump and Putin agreed in a call to hold a new Budapest summit, with Hungary assuring Putin's entry despite an ICC warrant.
- On Oct 17, the Russian defence ministry announced it had captured three villages in Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions, amid reports of widespread casualties and destruction in Ukraine.
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derwesten.de
thueringen24.deThe Tomahawk missiles could give Ukraine a massive advantage, but Trump doesn't give them that easy.
U.S. President Trump and Ukrainian President Selenskyy exchanged views at the White House. According to the White House, topics were funding weapons purchases, anti-aircraft in Ukraine, and possible security guarantees from the US. There was no commitment from Ukraine to Tomahawk missiles.
mannheim24.de
A sensitive issue not only for Russia: what about the question of the Tomahawk precision weapons? There was apparently no rejection of Trump - but also no commitment.
Zeit Online
saarbruecker-zeitung.deHere you will find information on the topic "After meeting with Trump". Read now "Selenskyy on Tomahawks: Trump has said neither no nor yes."
The president after the summit at the White House: "Putin wants peace" and indicates: "Stop where they are, history will judge who won"
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