The US is considering Ukraine's request to receive long-range Tomahawk missiles to repel Russian forces, Vice President J.D. Vance said, quoted by Reuters, BTA reported.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has asked the US to sell Tomahawk missiles to European countries to send them to Ukraine. Vance said on the Fox News Sunday program that US President Donald Trump will make the "final decision" whether to authorize the deal. "We are considering a number of requests from the Europeans," Vance said.
The "Tomahawk" missiles have a range of 2,500 km and would be a powerful weapon in Ukraine's arsenal in its fight against regular Russian missile and drone attacks. Such a delivery of weapons would almost certainly be viewed by Russia as an escalation of the war in Ukraine, DPA notes.
Trump has in the past rejected Ukraine's requests for the use of long-range missiles, but has become increasingly frustrated with Russian President Vladimir Putin's refusal to conclude a peace agreement.
Vance also said that the Russian invasion of Ukraine was stalled, with no significant territorial gains made recently.
"Since the beginning of our mandate, we have been actively pursuing peace, but the Russians need to wake up and accept reality. A lot of people are dying. They don't have much to show for it," he stressed.