Trump to tell Putin he will send Tomahawks to Ukraine if war is not settled
發佈日期: 2025-10-13 20:00
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US President Donald Trump said he might tell Russian President Vladimir Putin that the US could supply Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk missiles, if the Russia-Ukraine war isn't settled.
This as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed he had a phone call with the US president over strengthening his country's air defense, resilience, and long-range capabilities.
President Trump's warning to Russia came while en route to the Middle East. "I might have to speak to Russia, to be honest with you, about Tomahawks. Do they want to have Tomahawks going in their direction? I don't think so. I told that to President Zelenskyy because Tomahawks are a new step of aggression. I might say, look, if this war is not going to get settled, I'm going to send them Tomahawks. And honestly, Russia does not need that."
His comments followed a Russian attack on Ukraine's power grid overnight, part of an ongoing campaign to cripple Ukrainian energy infrastructure before winter.
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said he had a phone call with the US president where they discussed the Russia attack Friday on Ukraine's power grid that caused blackouts across the country. "Putin escalated the situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, and Russia has also made its attacks on our energy infrastructure more vicious,"Zelenskyy said.
Trump in recent weeks has taken a notably tougher tact with Putin after the Russian leader declined to engage in direct talks with Zelenskyy about easing the fighting.
Trump saying aboard Air Force One, "I really think Putin would look great if he got this settled," "It's not going to be good for him, if not."
Meanwhile, on the streets of Kyiv and in other towns and cities across Ukraine at 9 a.m. each day, police stop cars, schools stop, gyms and cafes go quiet to observe a minute of silence to remember the country's war dead.
Ukrainian activist Daria Kolomec said: "Every day we are waking up, sometimes we almost don't sleep, you know, because we've been attacked. But every morning we are gathering together at 9 a.m. to remember why we are still here, for whom we to be be thankful for, and I believe this is very important to stop and to think about it, even wherever you are."
