J.D. Vance: US considering Tomahawk missile launches in Ukraine

Washington is considering Kiev‘s petition to get long-range Tomahawk missiles successful Ukraine’s warfare against Russia, US Vice President Vance said today.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has asked the US to merchantability Tomahawk missiles to European countries, which the second volition nonstop to Ukraine.

Vance told Fox News Sunday that US President Donald Trump volition marque the “final decision” connected whether to springiness the greenish airy to the deal.

“We are surely looking astatine immoderate requests from the Europeans,” Vance said.

The Tomahawk missiles person a scope of 2,500 km and would beryllium a almighty plus successful Ukraine’s arsenal arsenic it fights backmost against a changeless barrage of Russian missiles and non-drone attacks.

Such a weapons transportation would astir surely beryllium seen by Russia arsenic an escalation of its warfare successful Ukraine.

In the past, Trump has rejected Ukraine’s requests to usage long-range missiles, but the US president says helium is frustrated by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s refusal to scope a bid woody to extremity the warfare successful Ukraine.

Vance besides said the Russian penetration of Ukraine is astatine a standstill, with fewer territorial gains recently.

“We person been actively pursuing bid since the opening of our administration, but the Russians request to aftermath up and judge reality. Many radical are dying. They don’t person overmuch to amusement for it,” helium said.