“ The President of Ukraine said that “the Russians are afraid of Tomahawks” as a “combination of weapons systems” that Ukraine can receive from the United States. Source: Zelenskyi at a briefing after meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House Details: Answering a question about what Russian ruler Vladimir Putin expects from a meeting with US President Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelenskyi said that “Russians are afraid of Tomahawks”. Direct speech: “I think the Russians are afraid of Tomahawks, that’s why it’s a powerful weapon, and they know what systems we have in production, and they understand that in combination with Tomahawks… we’re not talking about Tomahawks as such, we need combinations of weapons systems, that’s why they fear it, they understand that we can with to do this That is why they take various steps and send positive messages, of course, not to the Ukrainian side, and they do it out of fear. Details: Also, Zelenskyi (laughing – ed.), answering the question whether he is “more optimistic or pessimistic” about receiving Tomahawks, said: “I am realistic about it.” What preceded: Also at the briefing, Zelenskyi said that the Ukrainian and American sides have decided not to talk publicly about long-range systems yet and added that the US does not want escalation. Background: On October 17, a bilateral meeting was held in the White House in the format of an official lunch with the participation of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi and the President of the United States Donald Trump. As reported, one of the key topics of the conversation between Trump and Zelensky will be the issue of the possible provision of long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine. After a conversation with the head of the Kremlin on Thursday, the American president said that the Russian ruler did not like the idea of supplying Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine. Zelenskyi said before lunch that he would offer Donald Trump a deal to receive Tomahawk cruise missiles in exchange for Ukrainian drone systems. The interlocutor of the UP reported that the Ukrainian delegation at a bilateral lunch in Washington on October 17 showed American colleagues a map with the “pain points” of the Russian defense industry and military economy. After the meeting, Zelenskyi said that the Ukrainian and American sides have decided not to talk publicly about long-range systems yet, and added that the US does not want escalation.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Zelensky during the briefing, screenshot Source: Zelensky at a briefing after a meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House
Details: Answering a question about what Russian ruler Vladimir Putin expects from a meeting with US President Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelenskyi said that “Russians are afraid of Tomahawks”.
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Direct speech: “I think the Russians are afraid of Tomahawks, that’s why it’s a powerful weapon, and they know what systems we have in production, and they understand that in combination with Tomahawks… we’re not talking about Tomahawks as such, we need combinations of weapons systems, that’s why they fear it, they understand what we can do with it.
That is why they take various steps and send positive messages, of course, not to the Ukrainian side, and they do it out of fear.
Details: Also, Zelenskyi (laughing – ed.), answering the question whether he is “more optimistic or pessimistic” about receiving Tomahawks, said: “I am realistic about it.”
What preceded: Also at the briefing, Zelenskyi said that the Ukrainian and American sides have decided not to talk publicly about long-range systems yet and added that the US does not want an escalation.
Prehistory:
- On October 17, the White House hosted a bilateral meeting in the format of an official lunch with the participation of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi and the President of the United States Donald Trump.
- As reported, one of the key topics of the conversation between Trump and Zelensky will be the issue of the possible provision of long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine.
- After a conversation with the head of the Kremlin on Thursday, the American president said that the Russian ruler did not like the idea of supplying Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine.
- Zelenskyi said before lunch that he would offer Donald Trump a deal to receive Tomahawk cruise missiles in exchange for Ukrainian drone systems.
- The interlocutor of the UP reported that the Ukrainian delegation at a bilateral lunch in Washington on October 17 showed American colleagues a map with the “pain points” of the Russian defense industry and military economy.
- After the meeting, Zelenskyi said that the Ukrainian and American sides have decided not to talk publicly about long-range systems yet, and added that the US does not want escalation.