US EditionZelenskyy heads to White House as Trump wavers on Tomahawk missiles
- On Oct 17, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived at the White House with top aides for a low-key lunch in a Cabinet meeting room to press for long-range Tomahawk missiles.
- On Oct 16, President Donald Trump held a lengthy call with Russian President Vladimir Putin and announced a Budapest summit after Putin warned Tomahawk sales would harm ties, Yuri Ushakov said.
- The Tomahawk cruise missile, with a range of about 995 miles, would let Ukraine strike deeper into Russia, while the U.S. approved up to 3,350 ERAMs earlier this year.
- They agreed senior aides, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, would meet next week, but Trump's planned Budapest meeting with Putin may dim Ukraine's chances for Tomahawk missiles.
- Mr Trump's conciliatory tone after the Putin call raised questions about near-term U.S. assistance and renewed European concerns, while this marks the fourth face-to-face meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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After the visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Selenskyj to the White House, many questions arose. Thus, in his first post on Truth Social, U.S. President Donald Trump did not mention the Tomahawk precision weapon. Previously, it was said that the Ukrainian government would like the missiles. Trump remained vague and said before the conversation that the U.S. needed its Tomahawks itself. In the part of the meeting with Selenskyj, which was bro…
Zelensky says Trump didn’t say ‘yes’ to Tomahawk missiles request
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday said President Trump poured cold water on his request to provide the Eastern European nation with Tomahawk missiles amid its over three-years-long war with Russia. “It’s very difficult just to operate only with Ukrainian drones. We need long-range Tomahawks and United States has similar things,” Zelensky said during a…
Trump and Zelenskyy Meet at White House: Tomahawk Missiles on the Table Amid Peace Talks
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky (sitting, 2-L) and US President Donald J. Trump (2-R) participate in a bilateral meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House. Credit: Aaron Schartz / EPA via AMNA A new chapter in efforts to end the war in Ukraine appeared to open on Friday, when US President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House, a day after holding a phone conversation with Russian President V…
After the summit meeting between Trump and Selenskyy in the White House, the question remains why Trump does not deliver the Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine.Thomas Jäger, foreign policy expert, explains FOCUS online what role Putin plays in this.
The Ukrainian president hoped to secure a delivery of his American missiles when he came to Washington, but his American counterpart did not give his green light.
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