- Donald Trump currently has no plans to approve the sale of Tomahawk missiles.
- Tomahawk missiles have a range of 2,500 kilometers, allowing them to hit Moscow.
- The Kremlin has expressed concern over the potential delivery of missiles to Ukraine.
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he is not currently considering approving a deal under which Ukraine would receive long-range Tomahawk missiles from the United States. TASR informs about it according to a Reuters report.
Trump got there he was also negative about the plan to sell tomahawks countries of the North Atlantic Alliance (NATO), which would subsequently supply them to Ukraine, with the justification that it does not want to escalate the war. His latest comments, according to Reuters, indicate that he is still hesitating.
The American president told reporters aboard the presidential special Air Force One on Sunday that although he is not currently considering a deal to sell Tomahawk missiles, he may change his mind.
Trump negotiated about the possible supply of Tomahawk missiles with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte during their meeting in the White House on October 22. Rutte said on Friday that the sale was being reviewed and that the decision was up to the United States.
Tomahawk missiles have a range of up to 2,500 kilometers and would allow the Ukrainians to hit targets deep inside Russian territory, including Moscow. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy repeatedly asked the US to deliver them, the Kremlin expressed concern about their possible delivery.
