US President Donald Trump told his Ukrainian counterpart Volodimir Zelenski that it is open to the possibility of removing the restrictions on Ukraine long -range US weapons so that Kiev could attack the goals within Russia, US official and a Ukrainian official.

According to the WSJ, during his discussion on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Zelenski asked Trump more long -range missiles and the approval to use such weapons to hit targets on Russian territory. Trump replied that he was not opposed to the idea, although the two officials said the US president did not pledge to overthrow the US ban on such attacks.

If Trump’s recent signaling a policy change, this could allow Ukraine to hit more goals deeper into Russia.

For months, the US government has prevented Ukraine from using large -scale missiles it had provided, including ATACMS, to bomb Russia, resulting in Kiev complaining that it could not respond effectively to Russian attacks.

In their meeting in New York, Zelenski asked Tomahawk Trump Rocketwhich have a range of about 900 to 1,500 miles, a request that the Ukrainian president revealed in an interview with Axios published on Friday. As WSJ points out, the US government is considering supplying Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine and other long -range weapons, according to a senior American and a senior European official who have been informed of these plans.

Ukrainian officials will travel to Washington for talks with Defense Minister Pitt Hegsez next week, according to two WSJ sources. Hegschez and Pentagon’s Pentagon Secretary Elbridge Colby oversee demands from Kiev to use US weapons against Russian territory. Since spring they have prevented Ukraine from using Atacms.

The decision to provide high precision Tomahawk missiles would be a significant escalation of US aid. Another option would be to reinforce the small reserves of Atacms left in Ukraine or to offer another system from the US arsenal.

Trump has shown that there may be a possible change in military support for Ukraine after his meeting with Zelenski. In his post on Truth Socialhe praised Kiev and condemned Russia as a “paper tiger” that waged a “unnecessary” war in Ukraine, in a significant conversion after his efforts in recent months to approach Russian President Vladimir Putin for peacekeeping.

Trump pledged to continue to provide weapons to NATO members who are sent to Ukraine to use her forces against Russia. “We will continue to supply weapons to NATO so that NATO can do whatever it wants with them,” the US president said.

As WSJ notes, Trump still hopes that Moscow will conclude an agreement to stop the war, but is frustrated by the lack of diplomatic progress and has become more receptive to exercising military pressure on Putin. Trump also said that Ukraine could recover all its lost territories from Russia. US officials said this message was aimed at putting pressure on Putin so that the Russian president would come to the negotiating table.

Trump has become more skeptical about whether Russia can win the war, since it failed to mark significant territorial conquests after its full invasion in February 2022. Zelenski and European leaders have also put pressure on Trump for more support.

Following his meeting with Trump in New York, Zelenski praised “Trump’s determination to help end this war” at a press conference and described the US president as a “change factor”. Senior European officials also welcomed Trump’s rhetorical change.

“The president’s statements are important and have been warmly accepted by all Europeans,” said EU foreign policy chief Kaya Calla in an interview.

It is noted that the Trump government has imposed high duties in India, a major commercial partner in Russia, but has not yet imposed new sanctions on Russia after Trump’s efforts to persuade Putin for a peacekeeping agreement, including the summit in August. The European Union has been preparing new sanctions against Russia, the 19th package since Moscow began its invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

“It is clear that the pressure on Russia in Russia through helping Ukraine could lead to the end of this war,” Callas said. “And as President Trump has stated that he wants to stop this massacre, then we must use the means at our disposal to achieve it.”