The United States is considering Ukraine's request for the provision of long-range Tomahawk missiles, said US Vice President JD Vance.
However, Vance added that President Donald Trump will make the "final decision" on the matter. The atmosphere in the room where the news was announced was tense. Expectation was felt in journalistic circles.
Kyiv has long been urging its Western partners to provide it with weapons that could reach large Russian cities, far from the front lines. The argument of the Ukrainian side is that such weapons will help Ukraine seriously weaken the Russian military industry and end the war. We watched as lawyers and experts discussed the potential consequences.
"If the price of continuing the war for Moscow is too high, it will be forced to start peace negotiations," said Deputy Defense Minister Ivan Havrylyuk to the BBC. To the BBC, his comments clearly showed Ukraine's hope that such a step would change the course of the conflict.