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Witkoff To Moscow. Zelenskyy Is Wary. A Phone Call Leaks. A Peace Plan Coalesces. What Exactly Is Going On With Ukraine?

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The White House’s lead envoy is heading to Russia for a sixth time. Ukraine fears a peace that heavily favors Moscow. A leaked phone call shows the US envoy advising a Kremlin official on how to sweet talk the White House. And Russia’s invasion — now in its 46th month — has pushed Ukraine’s beleaguered armed forces closer to the breaking point. There’s a lot that happened in the six days since a US-drafted peace proposal first leaked not to mention the circumstances under which it was drafted. The 28-point plan jolted what until recently had been sputtering efforts to halt the Russian war, something that Trump had pledged to do within 24 hours of taking office in January. Here’s what you need to know as of November 26, as diplomats and negotiators from Washington, Moscow, Kyiv, and many other European capitals wrangle over details over a concrete, and controversial plan. The Main Sticking Points? After the US plan leaked, and then was given to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian leader sent his chief of staff and other officials to Geneva for urgent talks with US officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Zelenskyy reportedly was blindsided by the plan, which echoed most of the hard-line positions that Russia has held before the invasion. The Geneva talks, however, produced an “updated and refined” framework a reworked 19-point plan — that would deliver a “sustainable and just peace,” both the White House and Zelenskyy’s office said. But Zelenskyy’s comments suggested the thorniest issues might still be on the table. That includes the fate of a chunk of the Donetsk region that the Kremlin has been hellbent on seizing. Moscow has repeatedly said it must control all of Donetsk, one of five Ukrainian regions Putin baselessly claims are Russian. Ceding land that Ukraine’s forces have kept out of Russia’s clutches, at great cost, would be a massive concession by Kyiv and could have political repercussions for Zelenskyy. Other pitfalls include the Kremlin’s insistence that Ukraine be forever barred from joining NATO and a potential cap on the size of Kyiv’s military. The US draft would require Ukraine to “enshrine in its constitution that it will not join NATO” and the alliance to formalize a pledge that Ukraine will never be admitted. That approach may be unpalatable for Ukraine, which wants freedom to choose its geopolitical partners and currently has its NATO aspirations codified in its constitution. Ukraine also wants to be able to defend itself from any potential future Russian attack. In previous negotiations, Russia called for Ukraine’s military to be under 100, 000 personnel. The initial US draft would cap it at 600, 000. A European counterproposal would raise that to 800, 000 “in peacetime.” Several top Republican senators have criticized the initial US plan, including former Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. “A deal that rewards aggression wouldn’t be worth the paper it’s written on. America isn’t a neutral arbiter, and we shouldn’t act like one,” he said in a post to X. Sixth Time’s A Charm? A real estate developer with no diplomatic background, Steve Witkoff is the man tapped by Trump to lead efforts to find an end to Russia’s war. He’s met with Putin five times already, traveling to Moscow on his private jet. Some of Witkoff’s prior actions have raised alarm bells to outside observers, who fear he is being manipulated or that he misunderstands the war’s deeply intractable historical contours. Witkoff has relied on translators provided by the Kremlin for his conversations with Putin and other officials, rather than using translators authorized by the US Embassy. After Witkoff’s last meeting with Putin in August, US and European officials said the envoy misunderstood the geography of Ukrainian territory Putin was claiming. Representative Don Bacon, a Republican who has criticized the Trump administration’s engagement with Russia, called for Witkoff to be fired. Sending Witkoff back to Moscow, a visit Kremlin foreign policy aide Yury Ushakov confirmed would happen next week, is a sign that the White House is eager to cement some or all of the points that were set in Geneva and Abu Dhabi. Another wild-card: Trump mentioned his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, might accompany Witkoff, something neither Ushakov nor Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov commented on. Kushner was reportedly present for previously undisclosed US meeting involving Witkoff and Russian who is also not a diplomat but who has played a starring, unconventional role in negotiations with the Americans: Kirill Dmitriev. Wait, A Leaked Phone Call? In late October, Dmitriev, a sharp-tongued, Harvard-trained businessman who heads Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, traveled to Miami, Florida. He met with Republican Representative Anna Luna, giving her what he said were undisclosed Russian files on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. He also gave her a box of chocolates and a book of Putin quotes. Dmitriev had been blacklisted in 2022, along with other Russian officials, in punishment for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Trump’s Treasury secretary has called him a “Kremlin propagandist.” It later emerged that Dmitriev, who was given an exemption by US authorities to travel, had secret meetings with Witkoff and Kushner while in Miami- reportedly leaving some White House and State Department officials in the dark. After news of the US proposal emerged last week, several US senators said that Rubio told them the draft was Russian in nature, influenced by a Russian, though Dmitriev was not named. Rubio, who was in Geneva, insisted it was a US draft. On November 25, not long before Trump announced Witkoff would travel to Moscow, Bloomberg News published a transcript of what it said was telephone call between Witkoff and Ushakov, held about two weeks before Witkoff met Dmitriev in Miami. According to the transcript, Witkoff advised Ushakov on how to charm Trump on a possible peace deal. “I would make the call and just reiterate that you congratulate the president on this achievement, that you supported it, you supported it, that you respect that he is a man of peace and you’re just, you’re really glad to have seen it happen. So I would say that,” Witkoff was quoted as saying. “I know what it’s going to take to get a peace deal done: Donetsk and maybe a land swap somewhere,” Witkoff reportedly said. Bloomberg did not say how it obtained the recording, which was likely made by US intelligence agencies who routinely monitor and eavesdrop on foreign officials’ conversations. RFE/RL could not independent verify the transcript. Trump partially confirmed the fact of the call, though not its content, saying “He’s got to sell this to Ukraine. He’s going to sell Ukraine to Russia. That’s what a dealmaker does.” Ushakov also appeared to confirm the fact of the call, telling a Russian state TV reporter that the call was leaked to undermine the backchannel negotiations. “It is unlikely that such a leak could have come from the participants in the conversation,” he was quoted as saying. RFE/RL Russia/Ukraine editor Steven Gutterman contributed to this report.
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In his words: Trump’s rhetoric about Zelenskyy and Putin has evolved

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President Donald Trump repeatedly said during his White House campaign that if he won the 2024 election, he would be able to end the war between Russia and Ukraine “in 24 hours.” But in the 10 months since he took office, the road to a peace deal has been fraught with changing dynamics involving the American leader, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump’s rhetoric toward both men has evolved. It continues to do so. At the outset of his second term in January, Trump was conciliatory toward Putin, for whom he long has shown admiration. Over time, Trump expressed increasing exasperation with Putin, while seemingly softening criticism of Zelenskyy after their February blowout in the Oval Office. Trump’s administration imposed sanctions on Russia and he was suggesting by the fall that Ukraine could win back all territory lost to Russia. That was a dramatic shift from his repeated calls for Kyiv to make concessions to end the war that began with Russia’s invasion in February 2022. By late November, Trump had endorsed a peace plan favorable to Russia. Some Democratic senators suggested the proposal was a “wish list” that originated with Moscow and they had heard just that from Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The State Department disputed it and Rubio insisted the plan was written by the United States. American allies in Europe nonetheless worried it was too conciliatory to Russia. Trump had returned to slamming Zelenskyy in ways that recalled how Trump and Vice President JD Vance had hounded the Ukrainian leader out of the Oval Office months earlier. Trump was now suggesting Zelenskyy was not appearing grateful enough for years of U. S. military support. The Republican president also chided European countries for not doing more to put economic pressure on Russa. Here is a look at what Trump has said this year and how his tone has changed: Jan. 31 “We want to end that war. That war would have not started if I was president.” Trump said his new administration had already had “very serious” discussions with Russia and that he and Putin could soon take “significant” action toward ending the conflict. Feb. 19 “A Dictator without Elections, Zelenskyy better move fast or he is not going to have a Country left.” Trump’s harsh words for Zelenskyy on his Truth Social platform drew criticism from Democrats and even some Republicans in Congress, where defending Ukraine from Russian aggression has traditionally had bipartisan support. Zelenskyy said Trump was falling into a Russian disinformation trap. He was quickly admonished by Vance about the perils of publicly criticizing the new U. S. president. Feb. 28 “You’re gambling with World War III. And what you’re doing is very disrespectful to the country, this country that’s backed you far more than a lot of people said they should have.” Trump and Vance berated Zelenskyy over the war, accusing him of not showing gratitude after he challenged Vance on the question of diplomacy with Putin. The argument in the Oval Office was broadcast globally. It led to the rest of Zelenskyy’s White House visit being canceled and called into question the U. S. support of Ukraine. A few days after the blowup, Trump temporarily paused military aid to Ukraine to pressure Zelenskyy to seek peace. March 30 “I don’t think he’s going to go back on his word. You’re talking about Putin. I don’t think he’s going to go back on his word. I’ve known him for a long time. We’ve always gotten along well.” Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said he trusted Putin to hold up his end of a potential peace deal. April 24 “I am not happy with the Russian strikes on KYIV. Not necessary, and very bad timing. Vladimir, STOP! 5000 soldiers a week are dying. Lets get the Peace Deal DONE!” In a Truth Social post, Trump reacted to Russia attacking Kyiv with an hourslong barrage of missiles and drones. It was the first of his rare criticism of Putin as Russia stepped up its attacks on Ukraine. April 29 “A lot of his people are dying. They’re being killed, and I feel very badly about it.” Trump addressed the toll It was the first time the two leaders had met since the Oval Office spat and it signaled a shift in Trump’s attitude toward the Ukrainian president. May 25 “I’ve always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia, but something has happened to him. He has gone absolutely CRAZY!” Trump’s Truth Social post made it clear he was losing patience with Putin as Moscow pounded Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities with drones and missiles. June 25 “He was very nice actually. We had a little rough times, sometimes. He was . Couldn’t have been nicer. I think he’d like to see an end to this, I do.” Trump had a closed-door meeting with Zelenskyy during a NATO summit in The Hague. Trump’s comments to reporters later also opened the possibility of sending Patriot air defense missiles to Ukraine. July 8 “We get a lot of bull–t thrown at us by Putin, if you want to know the truth. He’s very nice all the time, but it turns out to be meaningless.” Trump also said he was “not happy” with Putin and that the war was “killing a lot of people” on both sides. Trump’s comments during a Cabinet meeting came a day after he said the United States would send more weapons to Ukraine. It was a dramatic reversal after earlier announcing a pause in the delivery of previously approved firepower to Kyiv, a decision that was made amid concerns that America’s military stockpiles had declined too much. July 13 “I am very disappointed with President Putin, I thought he was somebody that meant what he said. He’ll talk so beautifully and then he’ll bomb people at night. We don’t like that.” Trump’s remarks to reporters came as Russia has intensified its aerial attacks. July 14 “I don’t want to say he’s an assassin, but he’s a tough guy. It’s been proven over the years. He’s fooled a lot of people before.” Trump pushed harder against Putin during an Oval Office meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte. Trump said if there was no deal to end the war within 50 days, the U. S. would impose “secondary tariffs,” meaning taxes would target Russia’s trading partners in an effort to isolate Moscow. Trump and Rutte also discussed a rejuvenated pipeline for U. S. weapons. European allies planned to buy military equipment and then transfer it to Ukraine. Aug. 15 “There’s no deal until there’s a deal.” Trump failed to secure an agreement from Putin during a summit in Alaska even after rolling out the red carpet for the man who started the war. Trump had wanted to show off his deal-making skills. Instead, he handed Putin long-sought recognition on the international stage after years of Western efforts to make Putin a pariah over the war and his crackdown on dissent, and forestalled the threat of additional U. S. sanctions. Sept. 23 “Russia has been fighting aimlessly for three and a half years a War that should have taken a Real Military Power less than a week to win. This is not distinguishing Russia. In fact, it is very much making them look like ‘a paper tiger.’ ” Trump posted on social media soon after meeting with Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the U. N. General Assembly gathering of world leaders. He also said he believed Ukraine could win back all territory lost to Russia, a departure from Trump’s previous suggestions that Ukraine would never be able to reclaim all the territory that Russia has occupied since it seized the Crimean Peninsula in 2014. Oct. 17 “Stop the war immediately.” After again hosting Zelenskyy at the White House, Trump implied that Moscow should be allowed keep territory it has taken from Kyiv if doing so could help end the conflict more quickly. “You go by the battle line wherever it is otherwise it’s too complicated,” Trump said. “You stop at the battle line and both sides should go home, go to their families, stop the killing, and that should be it.” Trump had a lengthy phone call with Putin the day before Zelenskyy arrived and announced he soon planned to meet with Putin in Hungary. That meeting never materialized, in part because of a lack of progress on ending the war. Trump also signaled to Zelenskyy that the U. S. would not be selling Ukraine long-range Tomahawk missiles, which the Ukrainians believed could be a game changer in helping prod Putin to the negotiating table. Oct. 22 “Hopefully he’ll become reasonable.” Trump made the comment suggesting Putin could be more favorable to a peace agreement after the Treasury Department announced sanctions against Russia’s two biggest oil companies and their subsidiaries. But Trump added, “And, hopefully Zelenskyy will be reasonable, too. You know, it takes two to tango, as they say.” Nov. 21 “He’s going to have to approve it.” Trump suggested that Zelenskyy would have to accept the U. S. peace plan. Trump pressed Zelenskyy to agree to concessions of land to Moscow, a massive reduction in the size of Ukraine’s army and agreement from Europe to assert that Ukraine would never be admitted into the NATO military alliance. Trump set a Nov. 27 deadline Thanksgiving Day in the U. S. for Zelenskyy to respond to the plan. Trump also said more time could be allotted to Ukraine as long as progress was made to a lasting peace. Nov. 22 “I would like to get to peace.” Asked if the peace plan was his final offer, Trump said it was not. He did not elaborate. But his comment suggested he would be willing to negotiate past the Nov. 27 deadline and alter the peace plan in ways that Ukraine wants. “We’re trying to get it ended. One way or the other, we have to get it ended,” Trump said of the war. Senators from both parties who have been critical of Trump’s approach to ending the war said they spoke with Rubio, who told them that the plan Trump was pushing Kyiv to accept was actually a “wish list” of the Russians. The State Department called that account “false” and Rubio later took the extraordinary step of insisting that the plan was U. S.-authored. But the incident raised still more questions about its ultimate fate. Nov. 23 “UKRAINE ‘LEADERSHIP’ HAS EXPRESSED ZERO GRATITUDE FOR OUR EFFORTS, AND EUROPE CONTINUES TO BUY OIL FROM RUSSIA.” In a post on his social media site, Trump went after Zelenskyy and the Europeans once more: “With strong and proper U. S. and Ukrainian LEADERSHIP” Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “would have NEVER HAPPENED,” Trump said, again blaming his predecessor, Democrat Joe Biden, for allowing the conflict in Ukraine.
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After meeting with Ukrainian president, Donald Trump calls on Ukraine and Russia to ‘stop where they are’ and end the war

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday called on Kyiv and Moscow to “stop where they are” and end their brutal war following a lengthy White House meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Trump’s frustration with the conflict has surfaced repeatedly in the nine months since he returned to office, but with his latest comments, he edged back in the direction of pressing Ukraine to give up on retaking land it has lost to Russia.

“Enough blood has been shed, with property lines being defined by War and Guts,” Trump said in a Truth Social post not long after hosting Zelenskyy and his team for more than two hours of talks. “They should stop where they are. Let both claim Victory, let History decide!”

Later, soon after arriving in Florida, where he’s spending the weekend, Trump urged both sides to “stop the war immediately” and implied that Moscow keep territory it’s taken from Kyiv.

“You go by the battle line wherever it is otherwise it’s too complicated,” Trump told reporters. “You stop at the battle line and both sides should go home, go to their families, stop the killing, and that should be it.”

The comments amounted to another shift in position on the war by Trump. In recent weeks, he had shown growing impatience with Russian President Vladimir Putin and expressed greater openness to helping Ukraine win the war.

After meeting with Zelenskyy in New York on the sidelines of the annual U.N. General Assembly last month, Trump even said he believed the Ukrainians could win back all the territory they had lost to Russia since Putin launched the February 2022 invasion. That was a dramatic shift for Trump, who had previously insisted that Kyiv would have to concede land lost to Russia to end the war.

Zelenskyy, after Friday’s meeting, said it was time for a ceasefire and negotiations. He sidestepped directly answering a question about Trump nudging Ukraine to give up land.

“The president is right we have to stop where we are, and then to speak,” Zelenskyy said when asked by reporters about Trump’s social media post, which he hadn’t seen.

Trump’s tone on the war shifted after he held a lengthy phone call with Putin on Thursday and announced that he planned to meet with the Russian leader in Budapest, Hungary, in the coming weeks. The president also signaled to Zelenskyy on Friday that he’s leaning against selling him long-range Tomahawk missiles, weaponry that the Ukrainians believe could be a game changer in helping prod Putin to the negotiating table.

Zelenskyy at the start of the White House talks said he had a “proposition” in which Ukraine could provide the United States with its advanced drones, while Washington would sell Kyiv the Tomahawk cruise missiles.

But Trump said he was hesitant to tap into the U.S. supply, a turnabout after days of suggesting he was seriously weighing sending the missiles to help Ukraine beat back Russia’s invasion.

“I have an obligation also to make sure that we’re completely stocked up as a country, because you never know what’s going to happen in war and peace,” Trump said. “We’d much rather have them not need Tomahawks. We’d much rather have the war be over to be honest.”

In an interview with Kirsten Welker of NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Zelenskyy suggested the door was not closed.

“It’s good that President Trump didn’t say ‘no,’ but for today, didn’t say ‘yes,’” he said. Zelenskyy also said “we need Tomahawks” because “it’s very difficult just to operate only with Ukrainian drones.”

Trump’s latest rhetoric on Tomahawks was certainly disappointing to the Ukrainians. In recent days, Trump had shown an openness to selling Ukraine the Tomahawks, even as Putin warned that such a move would further strain the U.S.-Russian relationship.

But following Thursday’s call with Putin, Trump began downplaying the prospects of Ukraine getting the missiles, which have a range of about 995 miles. Zelenskyy had been seeking the Tomahawks, which would allow Ukrainian forces to strike deep into Russian territory and target key military sites, energy facilities, and critical infrastructure.

Zelenskyy has argued that the potential for such strikes would help compel Putin to take Trump’s calls for direct negotiations to end the war more seriously.

Putin warned Trump during the call that supplying Kyiv with the Tomahawks “won’t change the situation on the battlefield, but would cause substantial damage to the relationship between our countries,” according to Yuri Ushakov, Putin’s foreign policy adviser.

It was the fifth face-to-face meeting for Trump and Zelenskyy since the Republican returned to office in January. The president said Friday it was “to be determined” if Zelenskyy would be involved in the upcoming talks in Hungary, suggesting a “double meeting” with the warring countries’ leaders was likely the most workable option for productive negotiations.

“These two leaders do not like each other, and we want to make it comfortable for everybody,” Trump added.

But Zelenskyy told reporters that the animus toward Putin “is not about feelings.”

“They attacked us, so they are an enemy for us. They don’t intend to stop,” Zelenskyy added. “So they are an enemy. It is not about someone just hating someone else. Although, undoubtedly, we hate the enemy. Undoubtedly.”

Trump, going back to his 2024 campaign, insisted he would quickly end the war, but his peace efforts appeared to stall following a diplomatic blitz in August, when he held a summit with Putin in Alaska and a White House meeting with Zelenskyy and European allies.

Trump emerged from those meetings certain he was on track to arranging direct talks between Zelenskyy and Putin. But the Russian leader hasn’t shown any interest in meeting with Zelenskyy, and Moscow has only intensified its bombardment of Ukraine.

Asked Friday if he was concerned that Putin was stringing him along, Trump acknowledged it was a possibility but said he was confident he could handle the Russian leader.

“I’ve been played all my life by the best of them, and I came out really well,” Trump said. He added, “I think I’m pretty good at this stuff.”

Megerian reported from West Palm Beach, Fla. AP writer Susie Blann in Kyiv, Ukraine, contributed reporting.
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Russian Drones, Missiles ‘Still Terrorizing Ukraine,’ Zelenskyy Says Ahead Of Meeting With Trump

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**Zelenskyy Says Swarm of Russian Drones Attacked His Hometown Ahead of White House Meeting**

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that a swarm of Russian drones struck his hometown, Kryviy Rih, in southeastern Ukraine on the evening of October 16, just before his scheduled meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House.

Zelenskyy described the attack as a stark example of how Russia continues to “terrorize Ukraine.” He noted that dozens more attack drones were observed in Ukrainian skies, along with missile launches targeting critical infrastructure. “In fact, not a single night in recent weeks has passed without Russian strikes on Ukraine,” Zelenskyy said in a post on X after arriving in Washington ahead of talks with Trump.

Highlighting the ongoing conflict, Zelenskyy emphasized that Russia will only stop the war when it can no longer sustain it. He stressed that Russia’s readiness for peace is demonstrated not through words but by ceasing attacks and killings. “Therefore, every air defense system for Ukraine matters,” he asserted. “Every decision that can strengthen us brings the end of the war closer. Security can be guaranteed if everything we have agreed on, including here in Washington, is implemented.”

### Discussions on Air Defenses and Long-Range Capabilities Expected

The upcoming talks between Trump and Zelenskyy are expected to cover Ukraine’s air defense needs and long-range strike capabilities. There is particular focus on the possibility of the US supplying Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles, a key point amid escalating tensions.

Earlier on October 16, Trump surprised many by announcing that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin had spoken by phone and agreed to meet in Budapest. According to Trump’s social media statement, a meeting of high-level advisers is planned for the following week to prepare for the summit, with an aim “to see if we can bring this ‘inglorious’ war, between Russia and Ukraine, to an end.”

Trump also revealed that the US delegation would be led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The precise location for the meeting remains undecided, but Trump expects it to occur “within two weeks” and be hosted by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Orban, who has maintained cordial relations with Russia and been skeptical about military aid to Ukraine, welcomed the planned summit. On X, he described it as “great news for the peace-loving people of the world” and declared, “We are ready!”

### Kremlin and White House Praise Phone Call

Both the Kremlin and the White House hailed the Trump-Putin phone call as “good” and “productive.” Kremlin foreign policy adviser Yury Ushakov described the conversation as “extremely frank and trustful” and indicated that further details would be discussed in an upcoming call between Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

Ushakov conveyed that Putin told Trump supplying Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine would not alter the battlefield situation but would undermine peace efforts and damage US-Russia relations.

### Zelenskyy Sees Signs of Moscow’s Eagerness to Resume Dialogue

After arriving in Washington, Zelenskyy posted on Telegram that Russia’s response suggested a keen interest in resuming dialogue, particularly upon hearing of possible US support with Tomahawk missiles. “We can already see that Moscow is rushing to resume dialogue as soon as it hears about Tomahawks,” he remarked on X.

### Trump and Zelenskyy Hold Two Calls Amid Missile Talks

Over the weekend, Trump and Zelenskyy spoke twice as discussions intensified regarding the potential US decision to provide Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine. While Trump has not ruled out supplying the weapons, on October 16 he expressed concern about depleting US Tomahawk stockpiles.

Tomahawk missiles have a range of up to 2,500 kilometers—enough to reach Moscow from Ukraine—and can be equipped with nuclear warheads. Trump described them as a “vicious, offensive, and incredibly destructive weapon,” adding, “Nobody wants Tomahawks shot at them.”

Trump confirmed mentioning Tomahawks during his call with Putin, who “didn’t like the idea.” The missile debate underscores the complex balance between supporting Ukraine’s defense and managing broader geopolitical risks.

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*Stay tuned for further updates as diplomatic efforts and military developments continue to unfold.*
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