Trump, still convinced Putin ‘wants to end this war,’ lukewarm on Zelenskyy’s request for Tomahawks
2025-10-18 11:00:20 source：Politico
October 17, 2025
President Donald Trump isn’t ready to provide the Ukrainian military with the Tomahawk missiles President Volodymyr Zelenskyy came to the White House to ask for Friday.
Trump stopped short of ruling out that possibility during a meeting in the White House Cabinet Room, musing that it might have forced Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table. But he also said he was wary of escalation and the toll it might take on the American military.
“Tomahawks are a big deal,” said Trump, who noted that the U.S. needs the weapons for its own use. “They’re a very powerful weapon, but they’re a very dangerous weapon, and it could mean big, you know, escalation. It could mean a lot of bad things can happen.”
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