US President Donald Trump  did not approve the transfer of long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine on behalf of NATO countries through the PURL mechanism, although this system was on the list of weapons requested by Kyiv.

This is reported by the Axios publication, citing sources,  Censor.NET reports .

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, during a meeting with Trump on Tuesday, asked to provide Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles, which would give Ukraine the ability to strike Russian territory and are capable of reaching Moscow.

Also, according to the Ukrainian head of state, this weapons system should force Russian leader Vladimir Putin to sit at the negotiating table, The Telegraph wrote.

A Ukrainian official and another Axios source familiar with the meeting between Trump and Zelensky confirmed that the Tomahawk, a long-range precision-guided missile, was in question.

“Ukraine has raised the issue of the Tomahawk from the US several times over the past year, including in the list of weapons that Kyiv requested a few months ago. It was the only weapons system on the list that Trump did not agree to sell to NATO countries for further transfer to Ukraine,” the publication adds.

At the same time, Zelensky said that Trump told him “we’ll work on it” when he asked for a new weapons system.

The American side may be concerned both about the prospect of escalation if Washington provides missiles that would allow it to hit Moscow, and about its rather limited Tomahawk stockpiles, which take many months to replenish.

Recall, according to The Telegraph, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky requested long-range Tomahawk missiles at a closed meeting with US leader Donald Trump on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.

Author:  Valeria Sushkova Джерело: https://censor.net/ua/n3576426

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