The transfer of US long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine will not affect the situation on the front, Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov stated.
“There is no panacea that can currently change the situation on the frontlines for the Kyiv regime. There is no magic weapon, be it Tomahawks or missiles – they cannot change the dynamics,” he said.
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Peskov added that Russian authorities are closely monitoring statements by senior US officials discussing the possible provision of cruise missiles to Kyiv.
He also noted that it remains unclear who would operate the missiles – the Ukrainian military independently or with US assistance, including targeting support.
“A very in-depth analysis is needed here,” Peskov said.
On Sept. 28, US Vice President J.D. Vance announced that the US is discussing the possibility of transferring Tomahawks to Ukraine through NATO countries. However, he emphasized that the final decision rests with US President Donald Trump.
According to The Telegraph, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky requested long-range cruise missiles from Trump during a meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on Sept. 23.
US Special Representative Keith Kellogg confirmed on Fox News that Zelensky had indeed made the request. Kellogg added that a decision on providing Tomahawks has not yet been made and remains solely with Trump, according to the White House.
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In the same interview, Kellogg confirmed that Trump considers it appropriate for Ukrainian forces to carry out long-range strikes on Russian territory.
According to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Ukrainian officials are scheduled to fly to Washington this week for a meeting with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to discuss the potential provision of the missiles.
The Tomahawk has a range of up to 2,400 km. Russian media report that if transferred, Ukrainian forces could strike as far as Tyumen in the east and Murmansk and Arkhangelsk in the north. In total, the missiles could cover roughly 60 regions in European Russia, the Urals, and Siberia, including Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Zelensky also told Axios that he requested a specific weapons system from Trump that could pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate. “President Trump knows, I told him yesterday what we need, one thing... We need it, but it doesn’t mean we will use it. Because if we have it, I think it would put additional pressure on Putin to sit and talk.”
He added that Trump explicitly supported Ukraine striking Russian energy sites, arms factories, drones, and missile sites.
Zelensky stressed that Ukraine would not target civilians, but suggested Kremlin officials should prepare: “They have to know where the bomb shelters are. If they don’t stop the war, they will need them.”
Ukraine had previously requested Tomahawk missiles in a secret annex to the “Victory Plan” Zelensky presented to President Joe Biden last year, but the country never received them. In July, according to the Financial Times, Ukraine again requested long-range weapons from the US, but was not provided them.
Tomahawks are long-range, highly accurate cruise missiles primarily used by the US Navy. They can attack ground targets hundreds of kilometers away, providing significant employment depth.
Considered among the most effective and precise missiles globally, they are capable of destroying key military and strategic facilities – or eliminating key leaders in their offices, bedrooms, or bunkers.
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