Mon 13 October 2025:

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Monday warned that the possible delivery of Tomahawk cruise missiles to Kyiv could “end badly,” saying their launch would require the participation of American specialists.

Peskov told reporters that handling complex weapons systems such as the Tomahawk would inevitably involve US personnel, adding that this point mirrored remarks by Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council.

“Any expert here, even the slightest bit, understands this perfectly well and is aware of it,” Peskov said, cited by the Russian state-run Tass news agency.

Medvedev said that supplying the missiles to Kyiv could have serious consequences for everyone, arguing it is impossible to distinguish nuclear-capable Tomahawks from conventional missiles in flight and asserting the missiles would be launched by the United States rather than by Kyiv.

The Kremlin spokesman’s comments repeat Moscow’s longstanding concern over advanced weapons transfers to Ukraine and underline claims that such deliveries would entail direct US involvement.

Tomahawk missiles are long-range, precision-guided cruise missiles; Russian officials have repeatedly warned that transfers of such systems raise risks of escalation, while Western officials have argued that arms deliveries are intended to help Ukraine defend its territory.

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Only against Russian military targets

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine will use long-range Tomahawk missiles only against Russian military targets, as the Kremlin expressed alarm over Washington’s potential plan to offer the weapons to Kyiv.

Zelenskyy’s comment was aired by Fox News in the United States on Sunday, the day he spoke to US President Donald Trump.

Writing on X, the Ukrainian president called his latest conversation with Trump “very productive”, noting that they had discussed strengthening his country’s “air defence, resilience, and long-range capabilities”. It was the second time the pair had spoken in as many days.

Speaking en route to Israel on Sunday afternoon, Trump gave further comments on the Tomahawks, saying he may tell Russian President Vladimir Putin that he could give them to Ukraine if the war is not brought to an end soon.

“They’d like to have Tomahawks. That’s a step up,” Trump said, referring to the Ukrainians.

“The Tomahawk is an incredible weapon, very offensive weapon. And honestly, Russia does not need that,” Trump added.

In the past week, Russia has launched “more than 3,100 drones, 92 missiles, and around 1,360 glide bombs” at Ukraine, according to Zelenskyy.

Two employees of Ukraine’s largest private energy company, DTEK, were injured at a substation in the Kyiv region in overnight attacks on Sunday, according to the regional governor.

On Friday, Russia carried out what Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko described as “one of the largest concentrated strikes” against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, leading to blackouts across the country.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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