Kremlin warns of 'dramatic' escalation if Ukraine receives Tomahawk missiles
The Kremlin has warned that a dramatic "escalation" is looming over the Ukraine war if the US provides Kiev with long-range missiles to attack Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned last week that if the Americans were to provide Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles with a range of 2,500km to strike targets deep inside Russia, it would be the end of the relationship between the two countries.
“The topic of Tomahawks is of extreme concern,” the Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told Russian state television reporter Pavel Zarubin in remarks published on Sunday.
“Now is really a very dramatic moment in terms of the fact that tensions are escalating from all sides.”
The Kremlin spokesman said that if Tomahawks were launched at Russian targets, Moscow would have to take into account that some versions of the missile can carry nuclear warheads.
“Just imagine: a long-range missile is launched and is flying, and we know that it could be nuclear. What should the Russian Federation think? Just how should Russia react?" Peskov asked.
He said the world's military experts would understand the seriousness of the danger that the Russian nation would be faced with if Ukraine received Tomahawk missiles from the United States.
Putin said earlier this month that it would be impossible to use long-range Tomahawk missiles against Russia without the American military being directly involved in the operation, and so, he warned that any supply of the missiles to Ukraine would mean an “escalation” in the war.
US Vice President JD Vance said last week that President Trump would be making "the final determination" on whether the United States would supply Ukrainian forces with Tomahawk missiles and other American-made missiles with a range of around 800 kilometers.
Trump said on Monday that before making the final decision, he would want to know what Kiev planned to do with the missiles because he did not want to escalate the war between the neighboring countries.
However, he also added that he had “sort of made a decision” on whether to supply Kiev with long-range missiles.
The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this month that Trump told the administration to resume military intelligence support to Kiev for long-range missile strikes against targets deep inside Russia.
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