“On the eve of US Vice president Jay Di Wash confirmed that Washington considers the possibility of transferring to Tomahawk long -range missiles to Ukraine, the decision on this, he said, will be made by US President Donald Trump”, – WRITE: www.radiosvoboda.org
According to Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for Russian President, it is important for Moscow to understand who will be involved in the launching process of rockets: Americans or Ukrainians. According to him, the response of the Russian Federation to possible deliveries will be after potential threats are clear.
The day before, US Vice president, Jay Di, confirmed that Washington considers the possibility of transmitting Tomahawk long -range missiles to Ukraine, the decision on this, he said, will be made by US President Donald Trump.
Subsequently, the US specialist in Ukraine Kit Kellogo on Fox News Channel on the presenter whether Trump’s position is such that Ukraine can cause long -range blows to Russia, “I think, considering that he said that Vice Ruby said. Use the ability to beat deep (Russia – Ed.). There are no protected areas. ”
He also noted that Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked Trump to provide Tomahawk missiles, but the decision was not yet made.
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The other day, the US edition of AXIOS, citing its own sources, wrote that US President Donald Trump refused to provide Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles, as asked by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
It is reported that during a meeting with Trump on September 23 in New York, Zelensky explained that the presence of such missiles could increase pressure on Russia and encourage President Vladimir Putin to sit at the negotiation table, perhaps even without the actual use of this type of weapon.
The sources of Axios, knowledgeable with the course of the meeting, confirmed that the request concerned the long -range cruise missiles Tomahawk. The use of these weapons requires appropriate start -ups and infrastructure, such as vertical launchers on ships or submarines, as well as control and guidance. In the absence of such platforms in Ukraine, the possibility of direct use of the placed missiles would be limited.
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Subsequently, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that the topic of discussion from the United States is to provide Ukraine with a long -range weapon without specifying what kinds of such weapons are being discussed.
The Tomahawk rocket, produced by RTX, has a range of up to 1,000 miles (more than 1600 kilometers), which significantly exceeds the capabilities of US rocket launchers of ATACMS (about 190 miles) that are actively using the Armed Forces. Tomahawk has higher speed and combat force than Ukrainian drones that can strike deep into Russia, but often face modern air defense systems.
Ukraine has appealed to partners with requests for long -range weapons during the last year. Kyiv also tries to develop its own long -range solutions, including the Palyanytsya and Flamingo systems, but they do not have such combat characteristics as Tomahawk.
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