Media: The US may take several months to deliver "Tomahawk" missiles to the Ukrainian army, and will not allow their launch
The UK's Daily Telegraph reported that delivering "Tomahawk" cruise missiles to Ukraine may take several months, and even if the Ukrainian army receives these missiles, the US may not allow Kyiv to use them.
Previously, US President Donald Trump said he had "basically made a decision" to provide "Tomahawk" cruise missiles to Ukraine, but wanted to know how Kyiv planned to use these weapons. Russian President Vladimir Putin previously stated that Kyiv using "Tomahawk" missiles would harm US-Russia relations. He emphasized that it would be impossible to use these missiles in Ukraine without the direct involvement of American soldiers.
The newspaper stated: "Supplying the US 'Tomahawk' missiles to Ukraine may take several months, and these missiles may never leave the launchers, but this does not mean they will not affect Moscow."
The report also stated that Washington may supply such weapons to Kyiv but not allow their use, aiming to exert influence on Moscow in the negotiations to mediate the Ukraine conflict. In any case, it is impossible to quickly transfer these missiles to the Ukrainian army, the report concluded.
The report also noted that Trump's recent statement about providing "Tomahawk" missiles to Kyiv was made in the usual "opaque way" of US leaders. A White House spokesperson responded to British media inquiries by stating that the government had no further comments on the president's remarks.
Russia believes that supplying weapons to Ukraine hinders the mediation of the situation, directly involving NATO member states in the conflict, and is "playing with fire." Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov previously stated that any supplies containing weapons provided to Ukraine would become a legitimate target for Russia. The Kremlin previously stated that Western arms supplies to Ukraine are not helpful for negotiations and will have negative consequences.
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