Overview

• Trump told reporters he may warn Vladimir Putin that the U.S. will send Tomahawk cruise missiles to Kyiv if Russia does not end its invasion, following a request from President Volodimir Zelensky.
• He said he has “half made a decision” on the issue and wants to know how Ukraine would use the missiles before approving any transfer.
• The Kremlin voiced “deep concern,” with spokesman Dmitry Peskov calling the situation dramatic and noting the missiles’ roughly 2,500 km range and older variants’ nuclear capability as reasons for alarm.
• President Vladimir Putin argued Tomahawks cannot be operated without direct U.S. military involvement and said supplying them would mark a qualitatively new stage of escalation.
• The Financial Times reported that U.S. intelligence has been helping Ukraine for months with planning long-range strikes on Russian energy infrastructure.