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Add as preferred source on GoogleUkrainian President Zelensky asked Trump for Tomahawk missiles at the UN Assembly to pressure Russia for peace, Axios reports.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy this week asked U.S. President Donald Trump for Tomahawk missiles to force Russian President Vladimir Putin to make peace, Axios reported on Friday.
The request came during Zelenskiy and Trump's meeting alongside the United Nations General Assembly, according to the report, which cited a Ukrainian official and another source familiar with the two leaders' meeting. Zelenskiy told Axios in a separate interview taped Wednesday that he had requested long-range weapons.
(Writing by Susan Heavey)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asked U.S. President Donald Trump for Tomahawk missiles to compel Russian President Vladimir Putin to pursue peace.
The meeting between Zelensky and Trump took place during the United Nations General Assembly.
The request was reported by Axios, citing a Ukrainian official and another source familiar with the meeting.
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