Why are US Tomahawk missiles for Ukraine a ‘red line’ for Russia?#ussiaukrainewar

Why are US Tomahawk missiles for Ukraine a ‘red line’ for Russia?
Russia claims US Tomahawks won’t do much to help Ukraine, but could signal US ‘interference’.Russia says it is carefully monitoring Ukraine’s request to the United States for long-range “Tomahawk” missiles that could boost Kyiv’s ability to strike deep inside Russia.The request comes as US President Donald Trump appears to be shifting his stance on support for Ukraine against Russia because of his growing frustration with President Vladimir Putin’s war push despite a meeting to discuss peace in Alaska in August.Speaking to media on Monday, Russian government spokesperson Dmitry Peskov maintained that the weapons, if delivered, would not be a game-changer in the war. He suggested, however, that the US could be crossing a red line that Moscow had previously set over what it sees as direct interference by Ukraine’s allies in the ongoing war.

“The question, as before, is this: who can launch these missiles? … Can only Ukrainians launch them, or do American soldiers have to do that?… Who is determining the targeting of these missiles? The American side or the Ukrainians themselves?” Peskov asked.

Moscow has previously said that it will consider the provision of targeting data or intelligence to launch attacks as crossing the line. It has repeatedly suggested that Russia could restart production of intermediate-range nuclear weapons and station similar missiles within striking distance of the West.

In a Monday post on Telegram, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned that such interference could result in a war with “weapons of mass destruction”.

Here’s what we know about the US’s stance on Tomahawks and what delivering them to Ukraine might mean:#ussiaukrainewar

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