Saturday, October 18, 2025 - Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky proposed a potential trade of Ukrainian drones for US Tomahawk cruise missiles during his White House visit with President Donald Trump.
Zelensky stated that Kyiv needs the Tomahawks and suggested
that Ukraine has thousands of domestically produced drones that the US could
take in exchange for the long-range missiles, saying, "Ukraine has
thousands of our production drones but we don’t have Tomahawks. That’s why we
need Tomahawks... They (US) can have our thousands of drones, that’s where we
can work together."
US President Donald Trump expressed hesitancy about the
proposal, indicating that the US needs the Tomahawk weapon for its own
stockpiles.
At the start of their working lunch, he said,
"Hopefully they won’t need it, hopefully we’ll be able to get the war over
without thinking about Tomahawks," and later added that he has "an
obligation also to make sure that we're completely stocked up as a country...
We need Tomahawks for the United States of America too."
Regarding a peace settlement, President Trump stopped short
of offering a definitive view on whether Ukraine would need to cede territory
to Russia to end the war.
When asked about the possibility, Trump simply replied, “You
never know... War is very interesting. You never know. You just never know with
war, war and peace, but you never know.” This non-committal answer follows a
series of shifting public opinions from Trump on the matter.
Prior to a previous meeting with Russian President Vladimir
Putin, he had suggested "land swaps" might be necessary, but he later
changed his mind, saying he believed Ukraine could win back all occupied
territory. His latest statement suggests he is waiting to see how negotiations
progress before stating a firm viewpoint on territorial concessions.
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