U.S. Weighs Tomahawks Amid Ukraine Peace Talks

The White House is weighing Ukraine’s request for long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles, Vice President J.D. Vance said, with President Trump set to make the final decision and U.S. officials discussing options with European partners who have been urged to buy some weaponry. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reportedly raised the Tomahawk request with Trump at the U.N., and U.S. officials including special envoy Keith Kellogg have signaled growing willingness to authorize deep-strike options. The Tomahawk’s roughly 1,500-mile (≈2,500 km) range would put Moscow within reach, prompting Kremlin warnings that such strikes could be escalatory and emphasizing that who provides targeting data matters. Vance said Russia has refused bilateral or trilateral peace talks with Ukraine — including with U.S. participation — and U.S. officials express growing impatience with Moscow’s negotiating stance. Russian officials, including Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, continue to say Russia remains open to talks and assume President Trump is committed to pursuing a peaceful settlement, though no ceasefire agreement has been reached.