Overview

• Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov urged Washington to reassess the consequences of supplying Tomahawks, saying the move would significantly shift the conflict without changing Russia’s objectives.
• President Donald Trump said he has "sort of made a decision" on potential deliveries and asserted he does not seek further intensification of the war.
• Vladimir Putin earlier cautioned that Tomahawk use would constitute direct U.S. involvement and a qualitatively new stage of escalation with Russia.
• Ryabkov outlined a proposal to observe New START’s core quantitative limits for a year after the treaty expires in February if strategic parity is not undermined, noting the U.S. has not formally responded.
• He added that Russia would mirror any European Union restrictions on the travel of Russian diplomats.