Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned on Monday that President Trump potentially supplying Ukraine with Tomahawk cruise missiles could “end badly” for everyone.
Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council, wrote It is said on Telegram that it is impossible to distinguish between a nuclear-armed Tomahawk missile and a conventional missile.
trump told On Sunday, journalists said Russia could send Tomahawk missiles, which have a range of more than 1,500 miles, to Kiev if it does not end its invasion of Ukraine.
The president said aboard Air Force One that he might talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin before sending missiles to Ukraine.
“I can say that the Tomahawk is an incredible weapon, a very offensive weapon. And frankly, Russia doesn’t need it,” Trump said.
Medvedev, who was Russia’s president from 2008 to 2012, hinted that Russia’s response could be nuclear if Ukraine fired Tomahawk missiles into Russia.
“How should Russia react? Absolutely,” Medvedev said on Monday.
Medvedev, who has previously taunted Trump, said, “One can only hope that this is another empty threat…like sending nuclear submarines closer to Russia.” He was referring to Trump’s decision in August Order Nuclear submarines moved closer to Russia in response to Medvedev’s “highly provocative statements”.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would meet with Trump at the White House on Friday, saying, “We will discuss a number of steps that I want to propose.”
Zelensky wrote It said on Monday the main focus of the trip was “air defense and our long-range capabilities aimed at pressuring Russia for peace.”
