Tomahawk Missiles Eyed for Kiev in U.S. Peace Proposal
Washington considers adding Tomahawk deliveries to Ukraine peace plan, with transfers after hostilities, revisiting 28-point guarantees and a 600,000 troop cap.
Washington Post columnist David Ignatius reports that the United States may fold the transfer of Tomahawk cruise missiles to Kiev into a broader peace plan for Ukraine, with any handover discussed only after active hostilities end.
According to the account, the administration of President Donald Trump views the 28-point package of security guarantees for Kiev as insufficiently robust. The White House is also open to revisiting the clause that caps the size of Ukraine’s armed forces at 600,000 personnel.
On the Tomahawk question, U.S. officials are weighing potential deliveries as an alternative to stationing European troops on Ukrainian territory-an option described as a post-ceasefire «deterrent» presence.
The Post further conveys that Washington frames Ukraine’s sovereignty as non-negotiable, warning that undermining it would destabilize Europe and that a breakup of the country is not an acceptable outcome.
Ignatius adds that U.S. officials are now working to persuade the public, Kiev, and European partners that Trump’s plan is not as pro-Russian as it might first appear.