U.S. Presidential Envoy: U.S. Has Not Decided Whether to Provide "Tomahawk" Missiles to Kyiv

U.S. President's Special Envoy for Ukraine, Kellogg, said on the 28th that the Trump administration has not yet decided whether it is possible to transfer "Tomahawk" missiles to Kyiv.

Kellogg stated during an interview with Fox News: "It has been confirmed that President Zelenskyy had requested President Trump's approval to purchase 'Tomahawk' cruise missiles... this request has not been approved yet, but the Ukrainian side has indeed made this request."

Earlier on the 28th, U.S. Vice President Vance stated that the Trump administration is discussing the possibility of providing "Tomahawk" cruise missiles to Ukraine, but the final decision rests with the president.

According to a report by the Wall Street Journal on the 26th, citing sources from the U.S. government and Kyiv, Trump expressed an open attitude towards lifting the restrictions on using American long-range weapons to strike deep into Russian territory during his meeting with Vladimir Zelenskyy in New York, but did not make a direct commitment to revise the current restrictions.

The report stated that during the meeting, the Ukrainian side also raised the issue of supplying "Tomahawk" cruise missiles with a range of 1,500 kilometers. It is reported that the U.S. government is considering this possibility, with alternative options including providing more Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS).

Russia believes that providing weapons to Ukraine hinders the mediation of the situation and directly involves NATO member states in the conflict, which is "playing with fire." Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov previously stated that any supplies containing weapons provided to Ukraine would become a legitimate target for Russia. He said that the United States and NATO are directly involved in the Ukraine conflict, not only supplying weapons but also training personnel in countries such as the UK, Germany, Italy, and others. The Kremlin previously stated that Western supplies of weapons to Ukraine do not help negotiations and have negative effects.

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