Ukraine in ‘positive’ talks with US on missiles, ambassador says, Bloomberg News reports

The U.S. Navy guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey fires a Tomahawk land attack missile April 14, 2018. U.S. Navy/Lt. j.g Matthew Daniels/Handout via REUTERS.

(Reuters) -Ukraine is engaged in “positive” talks about buying Tomahawk missiles and other long-range weaponry with the United States, Ukraine's ambassador to the U.S., Olha Stefanishyna, told Bloomberg News on Thursday.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that, for now, he is not considering a deal that would allow Ukraine to obtain long-range Tomahawk missiles for use against Russia.

(Reporting by Gnaneshwar Rajan in Bengaluru; Editing by Leslie Adler)