Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on September 11, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
Zelenskiy asked Trump for long-range weapons last year amid Russia's continued aggression, as part of a strategic plan if a ceasefire was rejected.
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that he had asked Donald Trump last year to supply his country with long-range weapons if Russia continued rejecting a ceasefire in its war on Ukraine.
Zelenskiy was referring to his "victory plan" that he presented last year to top officials from the administration of then-President Joe Biden, as well as to Trump, who was then running for office.
He made the remark during a joint briefing in Kyiv with Finnish President Alexander Stubb. (This story has been corrected to clarify that Zelenskiy asked Trump for long-range weapons last year, in the headline and in paragraphs 1, 2)
(Reporting by Max Hunder and Yuliia Dysa; Writing by Dan Peleschuk; Editing by Aidan Lewis and Sharon Singleton)
Zelenskiy asked Trump for long-range weapons to support Ukraine if Russia continued to reject a ceasefire.
Zelenskiy made the request last year during discussions with Trump while he was running for office.
Zelenskiy referred to his 'victory plan' presented to top officials from the Biden administration and Trump.
Zelenskiy made the remarks during a joint briefing in Kyiv with Finnish President Alexander Stubb.
The story was corrected to clarify that Zelenskiy asked Trump for long-range weapons last year, not this year.
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