Ukraine war latest: Russian attack on hospital injures almost 60 ahead of Trump-Zelensky meeting
Almost 60 people have been injured in a Russian strike on a hospital in Kharkiv as Kyiv calls for access to long-range missiles.
Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky said he will discuss the possibility of receiving Tomahawk missiles from the US during a meeting with President Donald Trump on Friday.
Announcing the departure of the Ukrainian delegation, Mr Zelensky said: “I will also have the opportunity to come to Washington and meet with President Trump on Friday. I believe we will discuss a series of steps that I intend to propose. I am grateful to President Trump for our dialogue and his support…
“… the main focus of the visit is air defence and our long-range capabilities aimed at exerting pressure on Russia for the sake of peace,” he said in a post on X.
Mr Trump has warned Russian president Vladimir Putin he may supply Ukraine with the US-produced missiles, which could help Kyiv strike deep inside Russia – including Moscow – if the Russian leader does not end the war.
Tomahawks have a range of 2,500km (1,550 miles) and could therefore strike anywhere within European Russia. Mr Zelensky said he had given Trump an idea of how many of the coveted Tomahawks Ukraine needed.
