Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday warned the United States that supplying Ukraine with long-range missiles will “seriously damage relations” between Moscow and Washington and have no change in the situation on the battlefield, where the Russian army is making slow but steady advances.

Putin, who was speaking at the forum of international foreign policy experts in Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi, said, “The potential supply of US Tomahawk cruise missiles to Kyiv will signal a “qualitatively new stage of escalation, including in relations between Russia and the US.”

The Russian leader noted that even though Tomahawk missiles will inflict damage on Russia, country’s air defences will quickly adapt to the new threat. “It will certainly not change the balance of force on the battle

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