JD Vance confirms that the US is considering sending Ukraine rockets that can hit Russian territory in depth
JD Vance Credit: Jim Watson / AP / Profimedia
The United States considers Ukraine's request to receive a long -range missiles Tomahawk in an attempt to reject Russian invasion, said US Vice President JD Vance, quoted by Reuters.
Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski has asked the United States to sell Tomahawk rockets to European nations that then send them to Ukraine. Vance said at “Fox News Sunday” that President Donald Trump will have the “final judgment” whether or not the transaction allows.
“Certainly, we examine a number of requests of Europeans,” said Vance.
Tomahawk rockets have a radius of 2,500 kilometers and would be a powerful weapon in the arsenal of Ukraine in trying to cope with Russian attacks with rockets and drones. It is very likely that the delivery of such a weapon will be considered by Russia as an escalation of its war in Ukraine.
In the past, Trump has not responded to Ukraine's requests for the use of long -range missiles, but US president is now unhappy with President Vladimir Putin's refusal to accept a peace agreement.
Vance said that Russia's invasion in Ukraine is passing on the spot, with few recent territorial gains. “We actively try to get peace from the beginning of the administration, but the Russians have to wake up and accept reality. Many people die. They do not have many results to present,” said Vance.
A request made at the meeting between Trump and Zelenski
Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski asked US President Donald Trump this week to provide Kiev long -range cruise missiles to press Russian President Vladimir Putin to make peace on Friday the American Axios.
According to the information broadcast by Axios, the request was made during the meeting with the closed doors with Zelenski with Trump on Tuesday, in the margin of the UN General Assembly in New York. Axios quotes an Ukrainian official and another source familiar with the discussion between the two leaders.
In a separate interview that he gave to the Axios publication on Wednesday, Ukrainian president Volodimir Zelenski confirmed that he had requested long-range weapons.
Zelenski said that he asked Trump an additional armament system that could force Russian President Vladimir Putin to go into peace negotiations-maybe even without Ukraine having to use it.
The Kiev leader did not name this armament system during the interview, but said that if Russia knew that Ukraine has it, the pressure for negotiations would increase considerably.
