‘They should stop where they are’: Trump denies Ukraine Tomahawk missiles, calls both sides to war

However, after their talks, Zelensky told NBC that Trump “didn’t say ‘yes'” to providing the American missiles.
On Thursday, Trump held a long telephonic discussion with Putin, in which they agreed to meet in Budapest in prospects of a peace plan. After their meeting, Zelenskyy also told reporters that it is time for a ceasefire and negotiations.

Optimistic about a breakthrough since his discussion with the Russian leader, he signaled both sides to avoid making any advances and claim victory, leaving history to decide the victor.

“The meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine was very interesting, and cordial, but I told him, as I likewise strongly suggested to President Putin, that it is time to stop the killing, and make a DEAL!” he wrote on Truth Social.

“Enough blood has been shed, with property lines being defined by War and Guts. They should stop where they are. Let both claim Victory, let History decide! No more shooting, no more Death, no more vast and unsustainable sums of money spent,” he wrote.

Since assuming office in January, Trump’s position on the war has oscillated between maligning Zelensky in the Oval Office to threatening Moscow with sanctions. Putin and Trump’s Alaska summit in August remained inconclusive.

What are tomahawk missiles?

Tomahawk are long-range, guided cruise missiles used for engaging targets in deep-strike missions. First used in combat in 1991, the variant with the longest range, the nuclear-capable Block II, entered service in 1983 and could travel up to approximately 2,500km. Modern conventional variants reportedly have a range of 1,600km.

They fly low to the ground — making them difficult to detect — at nearly 900 km per hour.

The latest known use of the missile was in June this year, when US military aircrafts backed by submarine-launched Tomahawks destroyed key nuclear facilities, aiding Israel in its conflict with Hamas and the Islamic regime in Tehran backing it.

How will they help Ukraine?

According to the latest report published by American nonprofit research group Institute for the Study of War, at least 1,945 “known military objects” in Russian territory, including 76 air bases, fall within the 2500-km variant’s range (from Ukraine).

This also includes the manufacturing facility for Iranian cost-effective Shahed drones in Yelabuga. The group said that at least 1,655 military targets, including 67 air bases, lie within the 1,600 km variant’s range.

Russia currently has one-fifth of Ukrainian territory under it’s control. In the latest update on the war, Kremlin announced it had captured three villages in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions.

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