Trump may send Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine to end war
FILE-President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (Shawn Thew/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
President Donald Trump said that he might send long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine if Russia doesn’t end their war with the country.
Reuters reported that Tomahawk missiles have a range of 1,550 miles, which has the capabilities to strike deeper into Russian territory.
Last week, Trump told reporters that before he agreed to send Tomahawks, he wanted to know how Ukraine would use the missiles because he doesn’t want to intensify the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Trump and Zelenskyy discuss Tomahawks
What they're saying:
President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday "I might say, ’Look: if this war is not going to get settled, I’m going to send them Tomahawks. The Tomahawk is an incredible weapon, very offensive weapon. And honestly, Russia does not need that."
The president made the remarks after he spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and Trump said he referred to the potential sending Tomahawks during that conversation.
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The other side:
Zelenskyy described his latest call with Trump as "very productive," and said the pair had discussed strengthening Ukraine’s "air defense, resilience, and long-range capabilities," along with "details related to the energy sector."
In an interview with FOX News after his call with Trump, Zelenskyy was asked whether Trump had approved the Tomahawks and said, "we work on it."
The Associated Press reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin has previously implied that the United States sending long-range missiles to Ukraine would seriously damage relations between Moscow and the U.S.
"I’m waiting for president to yes," Zelenskyy said. "Of course we count on such decisions, but we will see. We will see."
The AP noted that talks of the Tomahawks come after Russia attacked Ukraine’s power grid overnight, part of an ongoing tactic to disable the Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
The Russia-Ukraine war
The backstory:
Russian President Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, amid Kyiv’s bid to join NATO, which he cast as a major threat to Russia. He asked for NATO’s guarantee that it would never offer membership to Ukraine.
Putin expected a quick victory but was met by steadfast Ukrainian resistance and a flow of Western weapons. As of negotiations, Russia controls about a fifth of the Ukrainian territory.
The Source: Information for this story was provided by previous LIVENOW from FOX reporting, Reuters and the Associated Press. This story was reported from Washington, D.C.