It is in any case what the American president has hinted at in recent weeks. On Friday, Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyj will make a new visit to Washington DC.
He would like to have Tomahawk robots. We have many Tomahawk robots, said Donald Trump to a press gathering before the visit.
With the advanced cruise missiles Tomahawk, Ukraine would have the opportunity to strike targets much further into Russia, which Ukraine's allies have so far been cautious about allowing due to fears of a dramatic escalation.
Oil and airbases
They could reach more of Russia's oil refineries and thus be able to strike even harder at the Russian war economy's largest and increasingly encircled source of income. They could also reach airbases where Russia has been able to launch large attacks on Ukraine relatively undisturbed, such as the Olenja base on the Kola Peninsula northeast of the Nordic countries.
But deliveries of purchased Tomahawks will likely take a long time. Furthermore, Ukraine currently lacks the ability to launch the robots. They require special launch ramps and knowledge, and thus more American involvement.
Military analysts also downplay that the robots would be a kind of weight on the scales in the war, but on the political agenda, they are nonetheless at the top.
Changing focus
After mediating an agreement that is supposed to lead to peace in the Middle East, it is time to "focus on Russia", said Donald Trump in Israel earlier in the week.
His attempts to sit down and talk to Russia have not yielded results. After the recent escalation, Tomahawks are being put on the table with the message that it is time for Vladimir Putin to become more accommodating.
Putin and his spokesperson warn that Tomahawk deliveries would constitute a worrying escalation and have negative consequences for the relationship between the USA and Russia. Russian propaganda voices ask sarcastically if Donald Trump really dares to bluff about a nuclear war being at stake.
The President of the USA is holding, as in many negotiating situations, his cards close to his body:
Tomahawk is an incredible weapon. And it's not what Russia needs. If the war is not resolved, we may come to do it (deliver Tomahawk). We may not do it. But we can do it.
When Donald Trump became the President of the USA again, he said he could broker peace in Ukraine "in 24 hours".
In February, Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyj was accused by Trump of being ungrateful during a humiliating visit to the White House. The USA's military support was frozen and new economic terms were negotiated.
The USA initiated bilateral talks with Russia. The foreign ministers met in Saudi Arabia and Trump's envoy visited Vladimir Putin several times.
Proposals for unconditional ceasefire and a compromise-filled peace solution led nowhere. In parallel, Ukraine's allies have discussed what security guarantees Ukraine would receive in a future agreement.
In August, Donald Trump received Putin at a summit in Alaska, but as far as is known, Putin is sticking to his maximalist demands on Ukraine. The war has continued to rage.
In September, Trump sharpened his tone against Russia and warned that Ukraine, with continued support, could retake all occupied land.
