Zelensky ‘urges’ EU leaders to provide long-range weapons

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pleaded with European Union leaders for long-range weapons after US President Donald Trump recently turned down his request for Tomahawk missiles.

“When we talk about long-range weapons for Ukraine, we mean that the Putin regime should feel real consequences from this war,” Zelensky said, addressing European Union leaders at a summit in Brussels.

“I urge you to support everything that helps Ukraine get such capabilities because it really makes a difference for Russia,” he said.

It’s not only the United States that has the needed weapons, but so do some European countries, he said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin “understands that long-range weapons can truly change the course of the war,” he said, adding that the discussions around the missiles would make Putin “nervous.”