Overview
- President Trump said the United States will neither supply nor fire Tomahawk cruise missiles for Ukraine, calling the weapons highly complex.
- He cited a six- to twelve-month training requirement and asserted that only American personnel can operate the system.
- NATO Secretary‑General Mark Rutte endorsed that reasoning after White House talks, saying Ukrainians could not be ready quickly.
- The Treasury Department imposed new sanctions on Russia’s top oil firms, Rosneft and Lukoil, as part of increased economic pressure.
- Trump canceled a planned second meeting with Vladimir Putin in Budapest, while Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the Tomahawk decision a sensitive issue.