Olha Stefanishyna, Ukraine's Ambassador to the United States, has said that her country is holding "positive" talks with the US about purchasing Tomahawk missiles and other long-range weapons.

Source : Stefanishyna on Balance of Power programme, as reported by Bloomberg

Details : Bloomberg noted that Stefanishyna's remarks had come after US President Donald Trump made it clear that he is not currently considering sending Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine.

Quote : "The discussion is still ongoing but we have a lot of delegations working to scale up the available financial resources to procure more military capabilities from the US."

"It is not only Tomahawks but different types of other long-range and short-range missiles and I can only say that it's rather positive."

Details : When asked about the repeated Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure in recent weeks, Stefanishyna said: "It's definitely a very tough period for Ukraine."

She noted that Ukraine is working to obtain "more air-defence capabilities".

The ambassador added that any refusal to put pressure on Russia would be seen as "something that gives them [the Russians] the green light to scale up their capabilities".

Previously : On 3 November, Trump said that he is not currently considering the possibility of supplying Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine.

Earlier, CNN reported that the Pentagon had given the green light to supply Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles, though the final decision would rest with Trump.

Background :

• NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte earlier stated that supplying Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles remains "under review" by Trump.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that during his meeting with Trump, the American leader did not say "no" to the possibility of supplying Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk missiles, but did not say "yes" either.

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