Trump may send Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine if Putin won’t settle war
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President Donald Trump said he could send Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine if Russian President Vladimir Putin fails to resolve the war, calling the weapon “incredible” and “very offensive.”
Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday night, Trump was asked about his recent talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and military aid.
Trump said he spoke with Zelenskyy on Sunday morning, and Zelenskyy asked whether Ukraine needed additional weapons in its fight against Russia.
Trump said that the US sold and sent weapons to NATO, unlike the Biden administration, which he said gave $350 billion to Ukraine.
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A Tomahawk cruise missile is fired from a US Navy ship. President Trump said he could approve sending the weapon to Ukraine if Putin refuses to resolve the war. (US Navy via Getty Images)
“We didn’t give him anything, but we respected them and did other things,” Trump said.
He added that he hoped the United States could provide more weapons, but that the country must have enough weapons to defend itself.
“They need patriots so bad. They want to have Tomahawks. This is one step,” Trump said. “We talked about this, we’ll see.”
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shared in “Special Report” on Tuesday that his relations with President Donald Trump have improved. (Presidency of Ukraine / Declaration/Anatolia, via Getty Images)
Before agreeing to send Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, Trump said he might first talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin to see if Moscow wants the missiles aimed at him.
“I don’t think so,” Trump said. “To be fair, I can talk to Russia about this. I told President Zelenskyy this because Tomahawks are a new step of aggression.”
As for a possible meeting with Putin, Trump said he might have to tell him, “If this war isn’t resolved, I’m going to send them Tomahawks.”
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President Donald Trump greets Russian President Vladimir Putin upon his arrival at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
“The Tomahawk is an incredible weapon, a very offensive weapon, and frankly Russia doesn’t need it,” Trump said. “I could tell him that if the war remains unresolved, we may very well do it. We may not be able to do it, but we can. I think it’s appropriate to bring this up.”
“I want to see the war concluded,” Trump added.
Zelenskyy wrote in a post on
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Zelenskyy added that they also discussed “many details” about the energy sector, but did not provide details.
“President Trump is well informed about everything that is going on,” Zelenskyy wrote. “We agreed to continue our dialogue and our teams are making preparations.”
Trump’s meeting with Zelenskyy comes as Moscow continues to strike Ukraine with drones and missiles, injuring at least 20 people in Kiev and causing widespread power outages on Friday. A child was also killed in a separate Russian attack in the southeast.
Late Saturday and early Sunday, Russia attacked Ukraine’s power grid in an attempt to deteriorate the country’s energy infrastructure ahead of winter.
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The latest network attack, which resembles Russia’s annual pre-winter strikes, comes as Moscow expressed “extreme concern” about the potential for the United States to supply Ukraine with Tomahawk cruise missiles.
Fox News Digital’s Stephen Sorace contributed to this report.
