Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that Ukraine is conducting long-range strikes against Russia using domestically produced weapons and does not coordinate its targets with the United States.

Zelensky made the remarks during a press conference with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, broadcast by Suspilne.

The Wall Street Journal previously reported that the Pentagon had restricted Ukraine from using long-range missiles against Russia since late spring, aiming to pressure Moscow into peace talks.

According to the sources cited by WSJ, Ukraine had at least once attempted to use ATACMS missiles against a target inside Russia but was denied.

When asked about media reports suggesting the US had blocked Ukraine from using American missiles to strike Russian territory, Zelensky said such restrictions are not currently in place.

“At present, honestly, we are using our long-range weapons of domestic production. And lately, we have not been discussing such matters with the US,” he said.

US President Donald Trump had criticized the Biden administration for limiting Ukraine’s ability to strike Russian targets, saying such restrictions left Ukraine with “no chance of victory.”

The Biden administration had long imposed restrictions on the use of US weapons in strikes against Russia. Initially, they were completely prohibited.

After a Russian advance near the Kharkiv region in May 2024, the rules allowed US weapons to be used only in areas near Kharkiv. By November 2024, media reported that these restrictions were lifted, although the State Department said its policy on US long-range weapons in Ukraine had not changed.

In July, the Financial Times reported that Trump, in a conversation with Zelensky, had supported the idea of strikes deep inside Russia as a way to “make them [Russians] feel pain” and pressure Moscow to the negotiating table, though he publicly said Ukraine should not strike the Russian capital.

Flamingo cruise missile

Ukraine has recently unveiled its new Flamingo cruise missile, with a reported range of more than 3,000 kilometers (1,864 miles).

Able to fly farther than most of Kyiv’s long-range drones, Flamingo could strike Russia’s Arctic bases near Murmansk and penetrate beyond the Ural Mountains into the Asian parts of Russia.

President Volodymyr Zelensky has boasted about Ukraine’s missile development for months, but has remained tight-lipped on details.

Though specifications remain undisclosed, photographer Efrem Lukatsky photographed the missile at arms maker Fire Point’s assembly line on Aug. 14, state-linked outlet United24 Media reported.

Lukatsky said the missile is designed with a range exceeding 3,000 kilometers (1,864 miles), and the outlet said the missile has entered serial production.

The outlet also highlighted Flamingo’s resemblance to the FP-5 system, showcased earlier this year by UK-based Milanion Group at the IDEX-2025 defense expo in Abu Dhabi.

A brochure released by Milanion in February described the weapon as a “ground launch cruise missile – unmanned aerial system” – a potential nod to Kyiv’s “drone missile” developments.

It is unclear if the resemblance is related to earlier bilateral agreements between Kyiv and London on missile procurements.

The missile has an on-paper range of 3,000 kilometers, a flight attitude up to 5 kilometers (16,400 feet), a maximum flight time of 4 hours, as well as a maximum speed of 950 kilometers per hour (590 miles per hour) and a cruise speed of 859-900 kilometers per hour (528–559 miles per hour).

The characteristics would place it in the category of subsonic cruise missiles, similar to the US Tomahawk missiles – which have a shorter range at up to 2,500 kilometers (1,553 miles); Cruise missiles with a similar range include Russia’s air-launched Kh-101/Kh-555 missiles.