Trump mulls Tomahawk deliveries to Ukraine if Russia keeps war going
President Donald Trump declared he may send Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine if Russian President Vladimir Putin does not settle the war calling the weapon incredible and very offensive Trump while speaking with reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday night was inquired about his fresh conversations with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and military aid Trump commented he spoke with Zelenskyy on Sunday morning and Zelenskyy urged about Ukraine s need for additional weapons in its fight against Russia Trump explained the U S sells and sends weapons to NATO unlike the Biden administration which he noted gave Ukraine billion TRUMP FINDS NEW LEVERAGE IN UKRAINE FIGHT WITH TOMAHAWK THREAT AND LONG-RANGE STRIKE AUTHORIZATION We gave him nothing but we gave them respect and selected other things Trump commented He stated he hopes the U S can provide more arms but added that the country must also keep enough to defend itself They need Patriots very badly They d like to have Tomahawks That s a step up Trump explained We talked about that so we ll see TRUMP SAYS US WILL SEND PATRIOT MISSILES TO UKRAINE ADDS THAT PUTIN 'TALKS NICE AND THEN HE BOMBS EVERYBODY'Before agreeing to send Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine Trump disclosed he may first speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin to see if Moscow wants missiles headed its way I don t think so Trump noted I might speak to Russia about that in all fairness I recounted that to President Zelenskyy because Tomahawks are a new step of aggression As for a probable conversation about Putin Trump disclosed he might have to tell him if this war is not going to get settled I m going to send them Tomahawks TRUMP AND PUTIN S RELATIONSHIP TURNS SOUR AS PRESIDENT PUSHES FOR RESOLUTION WITH UKRAINE The Tomahawk is an incredible weapon a very offensive weapon and honestly Russia does not need that Trump declared I may tell him that if the war is not settled we may very well We may not but we may do it I think it s appropriate to bring up I want to see the war settled Trump added Zelenskyy wrote in a post on X on Sunday that his talks with Trump covered all the aspects of the situation including Ukraine s defense of life and efforts to strengthen its air defense resilience and long-range capabilities TRUMP'S NATO DEAL TO ARM UKRAINE WINS OVER GOP SKEPTICSZelenskyy added that they also discussed multiple details involving the resource sector though he did not elaborate President Trump is well informed about everything that is happening Zelenskyy wrote We agreed to continue our dialogue and our teams are doing their preparations Trump s talks with Zelenskyy come as Moscow continues to strike Ukraine with drones and missiles wounding at least people in Kyiv and causing widespread blackouts Friday A child was also killed in a separate Russian attack in the southeast Late Saturday and early Sunday Russia attacked Ukraine s power grid in an effort to degrade the country s potency infrastructure ahead of winter The latest grid attack similar to Russia s annual pre-winter strikes came as Moscow expressed extreme concern over the U S potentially providing Ukraine with Tomahawk cruise missiles Fox News Digital s Stephen Sorace contributed to this overview
