Overview

• Russian President Vladimir Putin said sending Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine would destroy U.S.–Russia relations and mark a new stage of escalation.
• State Duma defense chief Andrey Kartapolov said Ukraine does not currently have confirmed infrastructure to launch Tomahawks, while vowing asymmetric Russian responses to any change.
• U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance said Washington is considering routing Tomahawks via European allies, with President Donald Trump to make the final decision.
• Reuters reported, citing a U.S. official, that existing Tomahawk inventories are largely committed to the U.S. Navy, raising doubts about near‑term supplies.
• The Wall Street Journal reported the U.S. may provide Ukraine with intelligence on long‑range energy infrastructure targets as an expert told TASS only earlier, shorter‑range Tomahawk variants are realistic and could be adapted to Mk 41 systems in Europe.