“I may say that the Tomahawk is an incredible weapon, very offensive weapon. And honestly, Russia does not need that,” Trump said, indicating what he might tell Putin if the missiles are authorised. Tomahawk cruise missiles can hit targets more than 1,000 miles away, potentially allowing Ukraine to strike deeper into Russian territory.
Trump also spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the same day. Zelensky told Fox News after their conversation that Ukraine needs “long distance capabilities” and confirmed that he and Trump are “working” on getting Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine.
The possible delivery of the missiles has drawn a warning from Moscow. A Russian lawmaker said last week, according to Reuters, that if the Trump administration supplies Tomahawks to Ukraine, Russia will shoot them down, target their launch sites, and retaliate against the U.S.
As the war nears its fourth year since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, efforts to broker a ceasefire continue. Overnight Saturday, Russia reportedly struck Ukraine’s power grid, injuring two people, according to the Associated Press.
Zelensky wrote on X that Moscow had launched over 3,100 drones, 1,360 glide bombs and 92 missiles. He added that an aerial bomb killed a child in a church in Kostiantynivka on Saturday.
Both Zelensky and Putin recently acknowledged Trump’s mediation efforts following the Israel-Hamas agreement on phase one of a peace proposal. Zelensky posted on Saturday that “surely other wars can be stopped as well,” while Putin said at a summit in Tajikistan that Trump is “doing a lot to resolve such complex crises.”
Last month, Trump wrote on Truth Social that Ukraine could still win the war and reclaim territory occupied by Russia. On Thursday, Zelensky announced that a senior Ukrainian delegation led by Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko would visit the United States this week.
Source: The Hill.
