President Donald Trump said he has hopes that an upcoming meeting with Putin can bring an end to the Russia-Ukraine war.
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No Tomahawks. For now.
During a meeting at the White House Friday, President Donald Trump hinted to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that he’s tilting on the side of not selling to him Tomahawks—but he showed optimism that the war is moving toward an end that would lessen the need for the long-range missiles.
Trump said he was cautious to tap into the U.S. Tomahawk supply. For days he has been deliberating sending the weaponry 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. He added: “We’d much rather have them not need Tomahawks. We’d much rather have the war be over to be honest.”
Still, Zelenskyy said at the beginning of the talks he had a “proposition” in which Ukraine could provide the United States with its advanced drones, while Washington would sell Kyiv the long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles that Ukrainian officials say they desperately need to nudge Russian President Vladimir Putin to get serious about peace talks.
🇺🇦🇺🇸 Trump says NO Tomahawks for Ukraine;
— Spetsnaℤ 007 🇷🇺 (@Alex_Oloyede2) October 16, 2025
"We need Tomahawks for the U.S. too, we have many but we need them, we can't deplete, they are very vital"
Great, he didn't fall into the EU/Globalist pressure. pic.twitter.com/fTTy0YWorb
Trump’s decision to not sell them Tomahawks, which have a range of 995 miles, was no doubt discouraging to Ukrainians. Recently, Trump had said he was deciding if he was going to sell them the weapons or not, which were expected to be used as a deterrent to Russia and to compel them to end the war.
However, after Trump spoke with Putin on Thursday, the President started to downplay the idea of sending missiles to Ukraine. By contrast, Putin warned that making Tomahawks available to their rival would worsen U.S.-Russian relationships.
After speaking with Putin on Thursday, Trump announced that he would soon get together with him in Budapest, Hungary, to negotiate ways to end the war. The two also agreed that their senior aides, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, would meet next week at an indeterminate locale.
Trump said Friday it was “to be determined” if Zelenskyy would be involved in the 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.
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