On the 12th local time, US President Trump said that if the conflict between Russia and Ukraine cannot be resolved, he may provide Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine.
Trump told reporters that day: “If the Russian-Ukrainian conflict is not resolved, I may tell (Russian President) Putin that I may provide Ukraine with ‘war-ax’ missiles.”
In addition, Trump also said that the Ukrainian side hopes to obtain “tactical axis” missiles, which will improve its operational capabilities.
Earlier on September 28, U.S. Vice President Watson said that the United States was considering providing Ukraine with "tactical" cruise missiles with a range to cover Moscow, Russia's capital, through NATO European member states.
On October 2, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated at the plenary session of the 22nd annual meeting of the Russian think tank "Valdai International Debate Club" that if the United States provides "Tomahawk" missiles to Ukraine, it will further damage Russia-US relations and "undermine Russia-US relations. The dawn that has just emerged in relations."
According to reports, the "Tomahawk" cruise missile is a subsonic long-range cruise missile made in the United States. It is usually launched from ships and submarines. It is mainly used for naval deployment. There are also land-based models with a maximum range of more than 2,000 kilometers. (Headquarters reporter Zhang Yingzhe)