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Zelensky hopes Mideast peace momentum will help end war in Ukraine

today17 October 2025

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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in the US to discuss receiving long-range Tomahawk missiles capable of reaching Moscow. (AFP pic)
WASHINGTON:

President Volodymyr Zelensky hopes the momentum of the Middle East peace deal will help end the war in Ukraine, he said Thursday after arriving in the US for arms talks.

“Tomorrow, a meeting with President (Donald) Trump is scheduled – and we expect that the momentum of curbing terror and war that succeeded in the Middle East will help to end Russia’s war against Ukraine,” Zelensky said on X.

The “language of strength and justice will inevitably work against Russia,” he added.

At the meeting with Trump, Zelensky will discuss potential supplies of US long-range Tomahawk missiles, capable of reaching Moscow from Ukraine.

“We can already see that Moscow is rushing to resume dialogue as soon as it hears about Tomahawks,” Zelensky said, adding that he’ll also be meeting US defence companies to discuss additional…

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Written by: AFP


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