President Donald Trump, right, shakes the hand of Russia's President Vladimir Putin during a joint press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has claimed that Donald Trump could help Vladimir Putin “sober up” and negotiate a ceasefire just by delivering long-requested Tomahawk cruise missiles.

Ukraine has been pleading for the US’s permission to use these weapons for months, even though former president Joe Biden rejected Kyiv’s appeal for the long-range missiles when he was in office.

The subsonic missiles, designed for precision strikes, would allow Ukraine to reach targets as far as Siberia with a range of up to 1,550 miles.

But the Ukrainian president expressed renewed hope to journalists this week, claiming Trump might “give Ukraine some far-reaching things” which would strengthen Ukraine’s position in future peace talks.

Speaking on Thursday, Zelenskyy said: “Right now, it is important to send a signal that Ukraine will be strengthened by all means possible. And this is one........

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