Trump and Zelensky to meet after talks on supplying Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv - Zelensky's trip to Washington comes after Trump said he may offer long-range Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv

Donald Trump has said that he may give Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine which would allow it to strike deep into Russia, leading to the Kremlin saying it is "of extreme concern"

Vladimir Putin is trying to stop the U.S. from sending Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine by warning it would destroy improving Moscow-Washington ties, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) which has published a map showing which parts of Russia could be targeted.

The president recently spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy about the possibility of sending the missiles to settle an ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine that started three years ago.

US long-range Tomahawk missiles successfully struck Russian air defence targets during operations in Syria in 2017-2018, according to Andrii Kovalenko, Head of the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine.

Russia launched its third large-scale aerial assault on Ukraine this month, with 465 drones and 32 missiles that primarily targeted the country’s energy infrastructure. Ukraine intercepted 420 projectiles,

Good morning — here’s your Monday, October 13, 2025, world brief. Trump warns Russia he may send Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine as Moscow pounds the power grid. The US government shutdown stretches into its third week with layoffs looming.