Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has commented on media reports suggesting that he has requested long-range Tomahawk missiles from US President Donald Trump. Zelenskyy said a request containing details and illustrations of Ukraine’s needs has been submitted to Trump.

Source: European Pravda, citing Zelenskyy at a press conference on Saturday 27 September, broadcast by Ukrinform, a Ukrainian news agency

Details: Zelenskyy was asked to comment on media reports indicating that he discussed the transfer of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine during his recent meeting with Trump in New York.

Quote: “As for what Ukraine wants from the United States of America, it is all there. We delivered to the US president a request containing details and illustrations of what Ukraine wants.”

More details: He added that all of this is, essentially, part of the US$90 billion “mega deal”.

Quote: “But we are prepared for separate agreements, for individual types of weapons, including long-range systems. I cannot provide more details.”

Background:

In summer, Zelenskyy and Trump discussed a deal in which Kyiv would purchase US weapons in exchange for selling Ukrainian drones.The Financial Times reported that Ukraine plans to purchase US$100 billion worth of US weapons with European funding and to sign a US$50 billion agreement with the US for drone production involving Ukrainian companies.Earlier on 27 September, Zelenskyy said that the Ukrainian delegation would soon hold technical meetings in the US on the “mega deal for purchasing weapons from America”.Earlier, after meeting Trump, Zelenskyy revealed that the US president responded favourably to his request for long-range cruise missiles that would allow Kyiv to target sites in Moscow.

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