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President Vladimir Putin warned the US against supplying Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, as tensions rise after deadly Russian strikes on Lviv and criticism from Trump and Zelenskyy
Russian President Vladimir Putin (AP Photo)
President Vladimir Putin warned the US against supplying Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine for long-range strikes deep into Russia.
Recently, US President Donald Trump had expressed his disappointment towards Putin for not making peace with Ukraine and even called Russia a “paper tiger”. Putin hit back at Trump, questioning if NATO was not the “paper tiger” for failing to stop Russia’s advance.
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Last month, US Vice President JD Vance announced that Washington was considering Ukraine’s request to obtain long-range Tomahawks that could strike deep into Russia, including Moscow.
“This will lead to the destruction of our relations, or at least the positive trends that have emerged in these relations,” Putin said in a video clip released on Sunday by Russian state television reporter Pavel Zarubin.
He further said that any supply of such missiles to Ukraine would trigger a “qualitatively new stage of escalation”.
Tomahawk cruise missiles have a range of 2,500 kilometres. This means that if a missile is launched from Ukraine, it would be able to reach the Kremlin and all of European Russia.
According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, the US will provide Ukraine with intelligence on long-range energy infrastructure targets in Russia, as it weighs whether to send Kyiv missiles that could be used in such strikes.
However, Reuters quoted a US official as saying that the Trump Administration’s desire to send long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine may not be viable because current inventories are committed to the US Navy and other uses.
On early Sunday, Russia launched drones, missiles, and guided aerial bombs across Ukraine, killing five people in a major nighttime attack that Ukrainian officials said targeted civilian infrastructure.
Moscow fired 53 ballistic and cruise missiles and 496 drones, Ukraine’s air force said. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that nine regions were targeted.
According to the Associated Press, four people, including a 15-year-old, died in a combined drone and missile strike on Lviv, according to regional officials and Ukraine’s emergency service.
Maksym Kozytskyi, head of the local military administration, said that this was the largest aerial assault on the historic western city and surrounding region since Russia’s full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022.
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October 06, 2025, 00:25 IST
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