Trump may approve Tomahawks for Ukraine if Russia continues war

October 13, 2025 10:50 AM

Trump may approve Tomahawks for Ukraine if Russia continues war

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he may offer long-range Tomahawk missiles that could be used by Kyiv if Russian President Vladimir Putin does not end the war in Ukraine. Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One as he flew to Israel that he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy discussed Zelenskiy's request for weaponry, including Tomahawks. They spoke by phone on Saturday and Sunday. Tomahawk missiles have a range of 2,500 km (1,550 miles), long enough to strike deep inside R...

Putin warns the US of escalation risk if it gives Ukraine Tomahawk missiles

October 3, 2025 9:17 AM

Putin warns the US of escalation risk if it gives Ukraine Tomahawk missiles

Russian President Vladimir Putin swiped back on Thursday at U.S. President Donald Trump for calling Russia a "paper tiger", suggesting NATO might be one and warning the United States that if it supplied Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine it would trigger a dangerous new escalation. Russia's war in Ukraine, Europe's deadliest since World War Two, has sparked the biggest confrontation between Russia and the West since the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, and Russian officials say they are now in a "hot" c...