Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has said once again that the US should provide Kiev with long-range weapons capable of striking targets deep inside Russia.

Earlier this month, US President Donald Trump ruled out supplies of Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine, which have a maximum range of around 2,500km (1,550 miles), after a phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Despite rejecting Zelensky’s request, Trump later introduced sanctions on Russian oil companies Rosneft and Lukoil.

Zelensky praised the move in a phone interview with Axios on Monday, saying that economic restrictions “will make a difference.” The Ukrainian leader, who…

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