Trump downplays hopes he will supply Ukraine with US missiles after meeting with Zelenskyy

<p>Trump said US may need Tomahawk missiles for a future conflict after surprise phone call with Putin earlier in day</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/oct/17/viktor-orban-vladimir-putin-volodymyr-zelenskyy-donald-trump-europe-latest-news-updates-russia-ukraine-war">Europe live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Donald Trump has played down hopes that he will supply Ukraine with Tomahawk cruise missiles, saying during a White House meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the US may need them for a future conflict.</p><p>Responding to a question on whether the US would send the cruise missiles requested by Ukraine, Trump said: “We need Tomahawks and we need a lot of other things that we’ve been sending over the last four years to Ukraine.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/17/trump-putin-phone-call-sinks-kyiv-ukraine-hopes-for-us-tomahawk-missiles">Continue reading...</a>