Zelensky wants US-made long-range missiles that could escalate conflict into WW3.
In the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, US President Donald J. Trump had dozens of bilateral meetings, including the almost obligatory face-to-face with the Kiev regime leader, Volodymyr Zelensky.
In his statements to the press and in subsequent social media posts, Trump appeared to cheer for Ukraine and incentivize it to regain lost territory, while at the same time reinforcing the understanding that European powers will have to carry the burden of this war.
But there was one item of military hardware that the US president reportedly refused to include in the packages that the EU can buy to send to Zelensky: Tomahawk cruise missiles.
Trump rejected Zelensky’s request for Tomahawks over fears of escalation and depleting U.S. stockpiles. pic.twitter.com/oCqJYkfCsv
— Sprinter Express (@SprinterExpres0) September 27, 2025
Axios reported:
“Zelensky told ‘The Axios Show’ on Wednesday that he’d asked Trump for an additional weapons system that could force Russian President Vladimir Putin to enter peace talks — perhaps without Ukraine even having to use it.
[…] Zelensky did not name that weapons system during his interview with Axios’ Barak Ravid, but he said that if Russia knew Ukraine had it, the pressure to talk would greatly increase.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told @BarakRavid on The Axios Show that Vladimir Putin got what he wanted from his summit with Trump in Alaska:
“Between us, I think that Putin wanted images with President Trump. Just images and that’s all.” pic.twitter.com/qDc9TTH0o8
— Axios (@axios) September 27, 2025
Sources confirmed to Axios that it was indeed the Tomahawk — a precision-guided cruise missile with a range that could reach Moscow.
“It was the only weapons system on the list that Trump did not agree to sell to NATO countries on Ukraine’s behalf, according to a source with knowledge of that process.
[…] Zelensky said during the Axios interview that Trump had told him Ukraine should respond tit-for-tat: ‘If they attack our energy, President Trump support that we can answer on energy’. Ditto for arms depots and production sites.
[…] The Tomahawk, manufactured by RTX, has a much longer range than the missiles NATO has made available so far, flying up to 1,000 miles vs. around 190 miles for U.S.-made ATACMS.”
Watch: Tomahawk launched by US Navy ship.
“ZELENSKY ASKS TRUMP FOR TOMAHAWK MISSILES”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky did request Tomahawk cruise missiles from U.S. President Donald Trump during a private, closed-door meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 25.… pic.twitter.com/xDu2sYvulN
— WORLD AT WAR (@World_At_War_6) September 27, 2025
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