Zelenskyy asks U.S. for Tomahawk missiles in Victory Plan - The New York Times

This information comes from anonymous sources in the U.S. government, according to The New York Times.

According to the publication, U.S. officials have privately expressed some exasperation with Zelenskyy’s Victory Plan, calling it unrealistic and almost entirely dependent on Western aid.

“In a part not made public, Zelenskyy proposed a “nonnuclear deterrence package” in which Ukraine would receive Tomahawk missiles, a request deemed totally unfeasible by a senior U.S. official”, The New York Times stated.

A Tomahawk has a range of 1,500 miles, more than seven times the range of the long-range missile systems ATACMS that Ukraine received this year. The United States has sent only a limited number of those, senior U.S. officials said.

Journalists' sources say that Ukraine hasn't given Washington convincing reasons for how it will use long-range weapons. Additionally, Russia has many more targets than the number of missiles the U.S. or any other ally could supply without risking stockpiles meant for potential issues in the Middle East and Asia.

• On October 17, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy presented the Victory Plan at a European Council meeting.