“US President Donald Trump has considered the possibility of sending Tomahawk winged missiles to Ukraine – they are not in the delivery list, but they can be included later.”, – WRITE: www.eurointegration.com.ua
About it reports The Washington Post, citing a source familiar with discussions in the White House, reports “European Truth”.
Trump considered the possibility of sending Tomahawk winged missiles, the same weapon that was applied against the Iranian goals of last month. If they are launched from Ukraine, they can impress Moscow and St. Petersburg, and this issue was included in the discussion on Friday.
But, according to the source, Tomahawk is not included in the delivery list. They can be unfolded later if Trump wants to have even more levers of influence.
Trump’s determination to click on Putin was conveyed in conversation last week with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, the source said. Trump asked Zelensky why he did not hit Moscow. “We can, if you give us a weapon,” Zelensky replied. Trump at the same time said that Ukraine should put more pressure on Putin, not only on Moscow, but also on St. Petersburg.
The White House discussion also concerned that military assistance may also include permission for some new powerful offensive weapons. The source said that this probably includes the permission to use 18 ladies of ATACMS, which are now in Ukraine, with a full range of 300 kilometers.
They will not reach Moscow or St. Petersburg, but can affect military bases, aerodromes and warehouses in the depths of Russia, which are now out of reach. The package may also include more ATACMS.
Pentagon officials have been calling for deeper blows to Russia for several months. Every time the range increased, the Russians simply moved their planes and other techniques beyond reach for Ukrainians.
Trump decided to go to escalation for three reasons, according to a source familiar with discussions in the administration. First, he believed that Putin did not respect him, imitating his readiness for peace, but ignoring the call of the US President to cease fire. Secondly, he saw the efficiency of US military force in using B-2 bombers and Tomahawk missiles against Iran. And thirdly, he believed that Putin would only be in charge of the use of greater force. As the Russians like to say, Trump decided “escalation for de -escalation.”
Trump on Monday announced the agreement Between the US and NATO, for which the supply of US weapons to Ukraine will be paid for by European allies.
Also Trump announced the departure Ukraine of additional Patriot anti-aircraft missile complexes.
“Some of them will come very soon – in fact for several days. Several countries with Patriot are going to” exchange “them, and we will replace Patriot with what they have,” he explained.
If you notice an error, select the required text and press Ctrl + Enter to inform the editorial staff.