President Volodymyr Zelensky chastised the White House on October 30 for disclosing Ukraine’s private request for Tomahawk missiles.

“The information was intended to be confidential between Ukraine and the United States,” he said.

According to an October 29 New York Times story that quoted unnamed U.S. officials, Ukraine has asked for 2,400-kilometer (1,500-mile)-range Tomahawk missiles as part of a “non-nuclear deterrence package” as part of its winning strategy.

According to sources, Washington was reluctant to grant the request because of the limited number of Tomahawks available and the ambiguity surrounding Ukraine’s requirement for the weapon.

It was private information shared between the White House and Ukraine. How can we interpret these messages? During a news conference with Nordic reporters, Zelensky asked. “This implies that there is no confidentiality between partners.”

Zelensky claimed that Ukraine’s proposal contained guarantees that the missiles would only be deployed in the event that Russia declined to defuse the situation.

“This is a preventive measure,” I stated. It’s an escalation, I was informed,” he continued.

Before his tenure ends in January, Kyiv has been pressing President Joe Biden to provide further assistance. If Donald Trump, the Republican contender, wins the election on November 5, there are worries that U.S. assistance may decline.

Zelensky offered a five-step victory strategy to conclude the conflict by 2025 in the face of mounting pressure from Russian advances and waning Western assistance.

The White House is still against long-range strikes on Russian territory, and several nations still refuse to allow Ukraine to join NATO, thus certain aspects of the plan were met with a lacklustre reception from Ukraine’s allies.