"As Ukraine faces continued air attacks against its energy infrastructure from Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday renewed efforts to increase his country's air defenses in talks with US President Donald Trump. Zelenskyy wrote on X that the two leaders also discussed "details related to the energy sector." Their call followed an earlier conversation on Saturday, Zelenskyy said, during which the two leaders agreed on Sunday's topics."
"The phone calls followed Zelenskyy's statement on Friday that he was in discussions with US officials regarding the possible provision of various long-range precision strike weapons, including Tomahawks and additional ATACMS tactical ballistic missiles. Trump said earlier this week that he has "sort of made a decision" on whether to send Tomahawks to Ukraine. But the US president also said that before agreeing to provide Tomahawks, he wanted to know how Kyiv would use the weapons because he did not want to escalate the war. A senior Ukrainian delegation is set to visit the United States in the coming days."
"Moscow also expressed "extreme concern" over Washington potentially providing Tomahawks to aid Ukraine as it continues to try to fend off Moscow's full-scale invasion. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said "the topic of Tomahawks is of extreme concern." "Now is really a very dramatic moment in terms of the fact that tensions are escalating from all sides," he told Russian state television. Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, also said in comments released Sunday that he doubts that Washington will provide Ukraine with the cruise missiles."
Ukraine faces ongoing Russian air attacks targeting its energy infrastructure. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy renewed efforts to bolster air defenses during talks with U.S. President Donald Trump and raised energy-sector issues. Ukraine is pursuing long-range precision strike weapons, including Tomahawks and additional ATACMS, and a senior Ukrainian delegation will visit the United States. President Trump said he "sort of made a decision" but wants assurances on how Kyiv would use such weapons to avoid escalation. Russia and Belarus voiced alarm and skepticism about potential U.S. transfers of Tomahawk missiles, citing rising tensions.
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