Vance says U.S. considering Tomahawk missiles for Ukraine

The United States is considering Ukraine's request to obtain long-range Tomahawk missiles for its effort to push back against Russia, Vice President JD Vance announced on Sunday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has asked the United States to sell Tomahawks to European nations that would send them to Ukraine.

Vance said on 'Fox News Sunday' that U.S. President Donald Trump would make the "final determination" on whether to allow the deal.

"We're certainly looking at a number of requests from the Europeans," Vance said.

Tomahawk missiles have a range of 2,500 km (1,550 miles), putting Moscow in the range of Ukraine's arsenal were Kyiv to be granted them. Russia would almost certainly view such a move as an escalation in its war in Ukraine. 

Trump has denied Ukraine's requests for use of long-range missiles in the past but has grown frustrated at Russian President Vladimir Putin's refusal to reach a peace deal.

Keith Kellogg, the U.S.'s special envoy to Ukraine, said Trump has indicated that Kyiv should now be able to conduct long-range strikes on Russia.

"I think reading what he (Trump) has said, and reading what Vice President Vance has said...the answer is yes. Use the ability to hit deep. There are no such things as sanctuaries," Kellogg said during an interview with Fox News later on Sunday.

Latest strikes on Russia

Meanwhile, two people have been killed as a result of a drone attack in Russia's Moscow region overnight, the local governor, Andrei Vorobyov, said in a statement on Telegram.

Russia's air defence units said that they've destroyed 84 Ukrainian drones, according to RIA news agency on Monday, citing Russian defence ministry data.

The Kremilin said that there have been no signals from Kyiv about a possible resumption of negotiations between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations, according to spokesman Dmitry Peskov who told Russia's RIA state news agency on Monday.

"No, so far there are basically no signals from Kyiv at all," Peskov said when asked whether there were any indications about talks resuming between both countries, according to the RIA report.

Sunday strikes on Ukraine

Meanwhile, Russia launched hundreds of drones and missiles at Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine early on Sunday, killing at least four people and injuring dozens, in one of the most sustained attacks on the capital since the full-scale war began.

Neighbouring Poland closed its airspace near two southeastern cities and its air force scrambled jets in response until the danger had passed.

Ukraine's military said that Russia launched 595 drones and 48 missiles overnight and its air defences shot down 568 drones and 43 missiles. It noted that the main target of the strike was the capital Kyiv.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the attack, which lasted more than 12 hours, killed four people, including a child, with two of the deaths occurring at a Kyiv cardiology clinic.

He said 80 people were injured in the strikes and factories, residential buildings and energy-generating sites were damaged.

Russia's defence ministry said on Sunday it had carried out a "massive" attack on Ukraine using long-range air- and sea-based weapons and drones to target military infrastructure, including airfields.

Moscow has denied targeting civilians in its war against Ukraine.

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