Overview

• Vice President JD Vance said the United States is considering channeling Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine via NATO allies, with the final call up to President Trump.
• Russian Federation Council deputy Vladimir Dzhabarov warned of an unequivocal and resolute response to any transfer, raising alarm over uncertain warheads and saying consequences could extend beyond Ukraine.
• President Vladimir Putin argued Tomahawk use would require direct U.S. military involvement and constitute a new stage of escalation between Moscow and Washington.
• Russian military expert Andrey Marochko claimed Russia has experience intercepting Tomahawk‑like missiles and asserted their effectiveness would be extremely low, while noting the system’s long range and variable payloads.
• Former U.S. envoy Kurt Volker said Putin reneged on a promise to negotiate with Kyiv, which he argued is driving U.S. consideration of Tomahawks, as ISW assessed the Kremlin is using rapprochement messaging to deter the transfer.