Overview

• President Donald Trump threatened to supply Tomahawk cruise missiles if the war is not ended, casting the move as leverage to force negotiations with Moscow.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to meet Trump on Friday, saying talks will focus on air defense and long‑range strikes, with a senior Kyiv delegation already in the U.S.
• Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov called potential deliveries a serious escalation and said Russia cannot tell if incoming missiles are nuclear‑armed, while Dmitry Medvedev warned the move could end badly and asserted U.S. specialists would be involved.
• The Institute for the Study of War says Moscow’s messaging has shifted toward nuclear‑threat framing, and analysts note Tomahawks’ reach of up to about 2,500 kilometers could put many Russian military sites at risk.
• Experts highlight major hurdles because Tomahawks are primarily sea‑launched, the land‑based launcher has not been exported, and rapid battlefield gains are unlikely, leaving any U.S. decision pending the upcoming talks.