Washington, 17 October 2025 (dpa/MIA) - US President Donald Trump said he would rather end the fighting between Russia and Ukraine without providing Tomahawk missiles, in comments to the Ukrainian president at the White House on Friday.

"Hopefully we'll be able to get the war over with without thinking about Tomahawks," he said at a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The US also needs the long-range cruise missiles, Trump said.

Zelensky has repeatedly called on Washington to provide the Tomahawks, and was hoping Trump would approve the sale that would enable Kiev to take a more offensive stance in its defence against the full-scale Russian invasion, under way since 2022.