US shouldnt deplete Tomahawk arsenal for Ukraine Trump

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17 Oct 2025, 10:12 GMT+10

The president said the country needs the cruise missiles for its own defense

The US must have enough Tomahawk long-range cruise missiles in its own arsenal before it can potentially deliver some to Ukraine, President Donald Trump said on Thursday.

The missiles that can travel up to 2,500 kilometers (1,554 miles) are the latest offensive weapons Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky requested from the US. Trump previously signaled that he was considering approving the plea, citing the lack of progress in peace talks with Russia, but has so far declined to give a definitive answer.

"We need Tomahawks for the United States of America too. We have a lot of them but we need them. I mean, we can't deplete (our own arsenal)," Trump told reporters at the Oval Office, hours after a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Trump confirmed that he discussed the issue with Putin and said that the Russian leader "didn't like the idea" of Ukraine acquiring Tomahawks. Putin's close aide Yury Ushakov told reporters after the call that potential shipments would undermine a chance of achieving peace between Russia and Ukraine and severely damage Russia's ties with the US.

Zelensky is expected to again ask Trump for additional military aid during a meeting at the White House on Friday. Trump earlier reached a deal with NATO that the alliance would pay for American weapons designated for Ukraine.

Russia has repeatedly stated that no amount of foreign aid would stop its troops in Ukraine but make the risk of wider conflict more likely.

(RT.com)

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