Trump and Zelensky To Discuss Tomahawk Missiles at the White House on Friday
Russia continues to warn strongly against the US providing the missiles
Oct 13, 2025
President Trump is set to host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Friday, and the two leaders are expected to discuss the possibility of the US supplying Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles, Axios reported on Monday.
The US provision of Tomahawks would mark a significant escalation of the proxy war since they are nuclear-capable and have a range of more than 1,000 miles, but the Trump administration has confirmed it is considering sending the weapons. Trump suggested on Sunday that he may attempt ot use Tomahawks as leverage with Russia, saying he “might have to speak with Russia” about the missiles.
“Do they want to have Tomahawks going in their direction? I don’t think so. I told that to President Zelensky, because Tomahawks are a new step of aggression,” the president told reporters. “I might say, ‘Look, if this war is not gonna get settled, I may send them Tomahawks.’ Russia doesn’t need that. I think it is appropriate to bring that up.”
Russia has continued to warn strongly against the US supplying Ukraine with Tomahawks, with Russian President Vladimir Putin saying that the provision would significantly damage US-Russia relations and reverse the diplomatic progress made since President Trump returned to office at the beginning of the year. Other Russian officials have raised the possibility of US military personnel being directly involved in the targeting process.
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US Has Been Supporting Long-Range Ukrainian Drone Attacks Inside Russia for Months
The Financial Times reports that the US has been providing intelligence for attacks on Russian energy infrastructure
Oct 12, 2025
The Trump administration has been providing Ukraine with intelligence to carry out long-range drone attacks against Russian energy infrastructure, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing multiple US and Ukrainian officials.
The report said that the US intelligence helps Ukraine “shape route planning, altitude, timing and mission decisions, enabling Ukraine’s long-range, one-way attack drones to evade Russian air defenses.”
A US official told the paper that Ukraine selects the target for the strike, then the US provides information on its vulnerabilities. However, other officials said the US has actually been setting out target priorities for the Ukrainian military, meaning the US is choosing what to strike.
One of the FT’s sources described Ukraine’s drone force as the “instrument” the US is using to achieve the goal of undermining the Russian economy and pushing Russian President Vladimir Putin toward a settlement to end the war. The US has spent billions helping build up Ukraine’s drone program, an effort backed by the CIA.
The report said that the US began supplying Ukraine with the intelligence following a July phone call between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, during which Trump reportedly asked if Ukraine could hit Moscow if the US provided longer-range weapons. In August and September, Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian energy infrastructure significantly escalated.
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