The Trump administration has approved the delivery of 3,350 long-range ERAM missiles to Ukraine, but Pentagon approval is required before they can be deployed, the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday, citing U.S. officials.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Ukraine is set to receive 3,350 Extended Range Attack Munition (ERAM) air-launched missiles, capable of striking targets up to 450 km away. The weapons are expected to reach the Ukrainian Armed Forces within six weeks, though their deployment will need Pentagon authorisation. The $850 million package is largely financed by Ukraine’s European allies.
The development comes as U.S. President Donald Trump has become increasingly vocal about his frustration with the three-year war and his inability to broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.
Following his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin and later talks with European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that yielded little progress, Trump said on Friday he was once again weighing the option of imposing economic sanctions on Russia or, alternatively, withdrawing from the peace process altogether.
"I'm going to make a decision as to what we do and it's going to be, it's going to be a very important decision, and that's whether or not it's massive sanctions or massive tariffs or both, or we do nothing and say it's your fight," Trump said.
Trump had aimed to facilitate a bilateral meeting between Putin and Zelenskyy, but efforts have stalled.
"Putin is ready to meet with Zelenskyy when the agenda would be ready for a summit. And this agenda is not ready at all," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, noting that no meeting is currently planned.
Meanwhile, as the White House worked to draw Putin into peace negotiations, the Wall Street Journal reported that a Pentagon approval process has prevented Ukraine from using U.S.-made long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) to strike targets inside Russia, limiting Kyiv’s ability to employ these weapons in its defence against Moscow’s invasion.
According to the report, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth holds final authority over the use of long-range weapons.
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