Show Quick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed

Russian President Vladimir Putin cautioned Washington against supplying long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine, warning that such a move would mark a “qualitatively new stage of escalation” in relations between Moscow and Washington.

Speaking at a forum of foreign policy experts in Russia’s Black Sea resort city of Sochi, Putin insisted the missiles would not change the overall conflict.

“Even if Tomahawk missiles are delivered to Kyiv, Russian air defenses will quickly adapt. It will certainly not change the balance of force on the battlefield,” he said, stressing that Russian forces are “making steady gains” in Ukraine despite Western military support for Kyiv.

The White House has not yet responded to Putin’s remarks

See Full Page