JAKARTA – President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged European allies to supply long-range weapons to Ukraine after failing to secure a promise from US President Donald Trump to provide Kyiv with a powerful Tomahawk missile.
Zelenskyy, who addressed European Union leaders in Brussels, also urged them to immediately agree on plans to use frozen Russian assets and said Kyiv would use “most of” of the available funds to buy European-made weapons.
“When we talk about long-range weapons to Ukraine, what we mean is that the Putin regime must feel the real consequences of this war. I urge you to support everything that helps Ukraine gain that capability because it is really important to Russia,” he said. reported by Reuters, Thursday, October 23.
“Just look at how nervous (Russian President Vladimir) Putin was when this topic came about. He understands that long-range weapons can really change the course of war,” he continued.
Zelenskyy has asked the Tomahawk missile from the United States. Trump did not rule out the possibility of giving Kyiv such missiles during talks in Washington with Zelenskiy last week, but seemed indifferent to the prospect.
“These long-range weapons are not only in the US – some European countries also have them, including Tomahawk. We’ve spoken to countries that can help,” Zelenskyy said.
EU leaders are meeting to discuss plans to use frozen assets as the basis for a 140 billion euro (US$163 billion) “reparation loan” for Ukraine. Russia has questioned the legality of the idea.
Zelenskyy said the proposed mechanism was “legally and fairly”.
“This is a model based on the idea of future reparations – asking the aggressor to be held accountable for the damage caused,” he added.
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