Trump is considering delivering Ukraine with long -range missiles, says Vance Vance

The United States is considering Ukraine’s request for Tomahawk long -distance missiles, US Vice President JD Vance said.

However, Vance added that President Donald Trump would make the “final determination” on the matter.

Kiev has long urged his Western partners to provide him with weapons that could hit large Russian cities away from the front line, claiming to help Ukraine seriously weaken the Russian military industry and put an end to the war.

“If the price of the war on Moscow is too high, it will be forced to start peace talks,” Deputy Defense Minister Ivan Havrilik told the BBC.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov played Vance’s proposal, saying that “there is no” panacea to change the situation on the front for the Kiev regime. “

“Whether it’s Tomahawks or other missiles, they won’t be able to change the dynamics,” he added.

Tomahawk rockets have a range of 2500 km (1500 miles), which will place Moscow within Ukraine.

While Vance remained ambivalent to Ukraine’s request for Tomahowks in his remarks on Sunday, the US Special Ukraine Messenger in Ukraine Keith Kretogum seemed to have suggested that Trump had already authorized deep in Russian territory.

Asked Fox News if Washington has allowed Kiev to strike long -distance strikes in Russia in specific cases, Kelloge said: “The answer is yes, use the ability to hit deeply, there are no such things as shrines.”

The comments of Vance and Kelloge correspond to the recent change in the tone of the US administration with regard to the war.

After repeatedly skepticism that Ukraine can continue to behave against Russia, Trump said last week that Kiev could “win all Ukraine in its original form” – a shift, which, according to the reports, even surprised Voladimir Zelenski to Ukraine.

Trump is known to have been annoyed by the surface of Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the termination of war on the reality of Moscow’s constant bombing in the cities of Ukraine.

On Sunday, A massive 12-hour stroke involving hundreds of drones and nearly 50 rockets Leave four people killed in Kyiv and at least 70 injured.

Havryliuk of Ukraine told the BBC that Russia would only increase the intensity and weight of its air attacks.

To protect his sky from ballistic missiles, Kyiv has asked his Western partners for at least 10 units of Patriot Surface-Air defense systems, which can detect and capture counter-rockets.

Asked if the patriotic systems promised that Trump promised in the summer, Havrilius refused to be attracted to specifics, but said he had “some movement in this direction”.

The more drones and rockets are fired from Russia, the more difficult it is to cross them.

Earlier this month, Moscow launched a record number of more than 800 drones and missiles-the highest since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Inevitably, during such large -scale attacks, the speed of interception declines.

Of the hundreds of drones used in the Sunday attack, 31 were able to hit their goals. According to President Zelenski, the majority were residential buildings and civilian facilities as a cardiology center in Kyiv.

In addition to being more frequent and intense, air attacks are also becoming more dangerous, as Moscow uses new and more advanced drones to break through Ukraine’s air defense systems, Havrilik said.

When the Iranian drones of Shahed were first used in 2023, “they were easy to congested using our electronic war systems,” he explained.

“Today, they use 16-channel antennas to pass through our silence areas.”

Havryliuk also believes that they would be a way to stop Russian drones before reaching EU countries.

“Strengthening our air defense system is an investment in the security of all Europe,” he said, citing to A recent invasion of Russian drones in Polish airspaceS

He added that this would violate “Putin’s plans to constantly scare Europe.”

Earlier this year, the Trump administration approved a new mechanism that sees that European allies were buying weapons manufactured in the United States for Ukraine. So far, several European countries and Canada collectively promised $ 2 billion ($ 1.5 billion).

While some of the weapons purchased under the scheme have already arrived in Ukraine, said Havrilius, the process is more slow than before.

The weather is a valuable commodity in Ukraine and over the last three and a half years, Kiev has developed a thriving defense industry, which significantly increases the production of drones, artillery, artillery systems and armored vehicles.

Ukraine now produces almost 100% of first -person view (FPV) it needs, and up to 40% of the front line search for other weapons, Havryliuk said.

On Monday, Zelenski said Ukraine would continue to focus on the drones and missiles produced in the country with long -distance possibilities.

But until he is able to strengthen the production of weapons that Kyiv will remain largely dependent on his allies to provide the air defense systems he needs.

Ukraine hopes that better protection of its cities with air defense systems combined with long-distance weapons that can hit Russian goals will help bring Moscow to the negotiating table.

“Only with our partners can we stop the Russian terror in heaven,” Havrilik said.