Russia's response to Tomahawk strikes would be 'overwhelming'

Russia's response to Tomahawk strikes would be 'overwhelming' - Putin

RT.com
23 Oct 2025, 21:57 GMT+10

Supplying Kiev with the long-range missiles would be an "escalation attempt," the Russian president has said

Russia's response to a Ukrainian strike using US-made Tomahawk missiles would be "very serious, if not... overwhelming," President Vladimir Putin told journalists on Thursday. Supplying Kiev with such long-range weapons would be "an escalation attempt," he warned.

Kiev has repeatedly requested Tomahawk missiles. Ukraine's Vladimir Zelensky raised the issue during a meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House last week. According to Axios, Zelensky failed to secure deliveries of the weapon. US officials had previously said that the option might be on the table, adding that Trump would make the ultimate decision.

Speaking during a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte at the White House on Wednesday, the president did not say whether the US might eventually provide Kiev with the missiles but stated that operating them required long and intensive training. The missiles have a maximum range of around 2,500km (1,550 miles).

"This would be an escalation. It is an escalation attempt," Putin said, commenting on a potential delivery. "If Russian territory is hit... with such a weapon, the response will be very serious if not outright overwhelming," the president added, encouraging Western leaders "to think about it."

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