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Trump and Zelensky Out of Tune on Tomahawks: Expert
Trump and Zelensky Out of Tune on Tomahawks: Expert
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Trump and Zelensky out of tune on Tomahawks - expert 17.10.2025, Sputnik Africa
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2025-10-17T23:41+0200
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Trump and Zelensky out of tune on Tomahawks - expert“It's clear that Zelensky and Trump are not on the same sheet of music. All that Zelensky wants is prolong the war by wanting Tomahawks now, but Trump wants to use the Tomahawks for leverage to get both sides to negotiate an end to the conflict,” former senior DoD security policy analyst Michael Maloof told Sputnik, commenting on Friday’s Trump-Zelensky meeting.“Putin must have said something that got Trump to say their 2.5-hour telephone chat was ‘productive’,” Maloof believes.“We'll see what Putin offers, such as holding the line and not advancing further, along with a ceasefire. Zelensky wants to prolong the war based on baseless promises made by the Europeans to Zelensky,” but “Europe can’t afford a war economy.”“It'll be a challenge for Trump to contain his NATO allies in the weeks and months to come. It also may be the beginning of the end of NATO itself if the rift between Trump and the NATO countries continues,” Maloof stressed.
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Trump and Zelensky Out of Tune on Tomahawks: Expert
21:52 17.10.2025 (Updated: 23:41 17.10.2025) Trump and Zelensky out of tune on Tomahawks - expert
“It's clear that Zelensky and Trump are not on the same sheet of music. All that Zelensky wants is prolong the war by wanting Tomahawks now, but Trump wants to use the Tomahawks for leverage to get both sides to negotiate an end to the conflict,” former senior DoD security policy analyst Michael Maloof told Sputnik, commenting on Friday’s Trump-Zelensky meeting.
“Putin must have said something that got Trump to say their 2.5-hour telephone chat was ‘productive’,” Maloof believes.
“We'll see what Putin offers, such as holding the line and not advancing further, along with a ceasefire. Zelensky wants to prolong the war based on baseless promises made by the Europeans to Zelensky,” but “Europe can’t afford a war economy.”
“It'll be a challenge for Trump to contain his NATO allies in the weeks and months to come. It also may be the beginning of the end of NATO itself if the rift between Trump and the NATO countries continues,” Maloof stressed.
