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Ukraine's President Zelensky has this week renewed his calls for donations of Tomahawks from European NATO members.
Having first requested the advanced, lomg range missiles while meeting US President Trump on the fringes of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, a detail of their private discussion first reported by The Telegraph, Zelensky is regularly repeating the question. Unlike previous attempts by Mr Zelensky to secure Tomahawks for his armed forces, which were rebuffed by Joe Biden’s administration, under Trump the American position has changed but Ukraine is asking for unconditional supply of the weapons, which would certainly move the war to a different level .
Shortly after The Telegraph broke the news of Zelensky's latest bid to drag NATO into direct conflict on the ground and in the air with Russian forces, Trump appeared to wash his hands of the crazy Ukies, saying Kiev can have the missiles if Europe pays fro them. JD Vance, the vice-president, went on the record to discuss shipments of Tomahawks.
“We’re certainly looking at a number of requests from the Europeans,” he told Fox News, when asked about the topic.
Kiev apparently has no interest in a peaceful resolution of the conflict with Russia, believing it can still reverse the situation on the battlefield, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. Russian forces have consistently pushed back Ukrainian troops and steadily gained ground over the past several months and a report leaked in September shows catastrophic Ukraine casualty figures.
Speaking to journalists in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on Thursday, Peskov said Ukraine’s decision-making process is dictated by the false hope that “something will change on the front lines and shift to a positive dynamic.”
“The Kiev regime, clearly inspired by the Europeans, is currently not at all inclined toward any kind of peace process,” Peskov said.
Moscow has accused the Ukrainian government of stalling peace talks and showing no genuine interest in ending the conflict. Last month, Peskov said that despite the sides agreeing in Istanbul to establish working groups to explore a potential peace deal, the Ukrainian side has unilaterally suspended all dialogue.
He added that Kiev’s public communication strategy is apparently focused on producing ever-shifting proposals while disregarding Russia’s practical suggestions for negotiations.
Ukrainian officials continued to say they intend to regain all of the country’s former territories. Numerous military experts, however, have said these ambitions are unrealistic without the direct involvement of NATO.
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