Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv raises hopes of Tomahawks deal after Putin orders record autumn conscription

The transfer of America’s long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine is still on the table and Kyiv is engaged in “positive” talks with the US, the war-hit country’s ambassador to Washington says.

Olha Stefanishyna told Bloomberg that discussions were “still ongoing” and that Ukraine has “a lot of delegations working to scale up the available financial resources to procure more military capabilities from the US”.

Donald Trump has repeatedly wavered on whether or not to allow Ukraine to be sent Tomahawks, which would help Kyiv strike targets deep inside Russia.

On Sunday he said he was “not really” inclined to let a deal go ahead, even after the Pentagon said it had no logistical objections.

Meanwhile, Russia’s Vladimir Putin has ordered a record number of troops be conscripted before the end of this year, according to the Ministry of Defence.

“Putin is increasing the number of Russians conscripted into the military. 135,000 is the number of Russians Putin has ordered for conscription by the end of the year,” the MoD said in an update yesterday.

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