“In addition to Andriy Yermak, the Secretary of the National Security Council Rustem Umyerov, the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Serhiy Kyslytsia and the Ambassador of Ukraine to the USA Olga Stefanishyna took part in the meeting.”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
According to him, in addition to him, the Secretary of the National Security Council Rustem Umyerov, the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Serhiy Kyslytsia and the Ambassador of Ukraine to the USA Olga Stefanishyna took part in the meeting.
“An important conversation on the eve of the meeting between the presidents of Ukraine and the USA is to agree on key priorities and emphases. We sincerely hope for concrete decisions tomorrow,” he wrote in a telegram.
On October 17, a meeting between the President of the United States Donald Trump and the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi is scheduled to take place. At this meeting, it is expected that the possibility of Ukraine receiving Tomahawk long-range missiles will be discussed.
The Tomahawk missile, produced by RTX, has a range of up to 1,000 miles (over 1,600 kilometers), which significantly exceeds the capabilities of the American ATACMS multiple-launch missile systems (about 190 miles), which are actively used by the Armed Forces. The Tomahawk has greater speed and combat power compared to Ukrainian drones, which are capable of striking deep into Russian territory, but often encounter modern air defense systems.
Ukraine has been asking partners for long-range weapons over the past year. Kyiv is also trying to develop its own long-range solutions, in particular the Palyanitsa and Flamingo systems, but they do not have the same combat characteristics as the Tomahawk.