President Volodymyr Zelensky told Axios that President Trump's new sanctions will hurt the Russian war machine, but Ukraine still needs long-range missiles to force Vladimir Putin to make peace.
Why it matters: It's been a head-spinning two weeks for Zelensky. He was rebuffed by Trump over Tomahawk missiles in a tense meeting on Oct. 17, only for the diplomatic winds to suddenly shift. Trump scrapped a summit with Putin and imposed sanctions on Russia for the first time in his second term.