Trump Says US Won’t Sell Tomahawk Missiles to Ukraine, for Now

President Donald Trump has been ambivalent on sending long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, hoping to achieve peace without such an escalation.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump participate in a meeting in the Oval Office on Aug. 18, 2025. Mandel NGAN/AFP via Getty Images

President Donald Trump said on Nov. 2 that the United States will not sell or trade Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine for the time being, as concerns linger that such a move could lead to an escalation in the Russia–Ukraine war.

Asked by a reporter on Air Force One whether he was considering sending the long-range missiles to Ukraine, Trump replied, “No, not really.”