Overview

• Putin said supplying Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine would usher in a new phase of escalation and claimed such weapons could not be used without U.S. military involvement.
• He threatened retaliatory attacks on Ukrainian electricity and nuclear facilities after accusing Kyiv of strikes near the Russian‑held Zaporizhzhia plant.
• He condemned France’s seizure of a tanker suspected in the West of belonging to Russia’s shadow fleet as piracy and denied any military cargo or links to Danish airport drone incidents.
• He announced plans to strengthen Russian air defenses to counter long‑range missiles, referencing prior responses to ATACMS strikes.
• He blamed European militarization for prolonging the war and signaled unspecified countermeasures, while praising President Trump as a willing listener and noting ongoing U.S. purchases of Russian uranium.