Zelensky says he asked Trump for possible war-winning weapon to target the Kremlin

Published September 25, 2025 8:54am ET



Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he asked President Donald Trump for a mysterious, long-range weapon that could target the Kremlin in Moscow.

Zelensky shared in an interview with Axios that he personally asked Trump for an unnamed long-range weapon that he believed would bring Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table. He said that Ukraine would not target civilians, but that centers of power such as the Kremlin were now fair targets.

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