JD Vance says U.S. "looking at" selling Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine.

The White House is weighing Ukraine's request for long-range Tomahawk missiles to defend the country against Russian forces, Vice President JD Vance said Sunday.

The U.S.-made Tomahawk missile has a range of about 1,500 miles, which would place Moscow well within the range of Kyiv should the Ukrainian government obtain them.

On Monday, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov implied that the U.S. was directly interfering in the war between Russian and Ukraine. "Moscow has heard Washington's statements about possible Tomahawk deliveries to Ukraine and is carefully analyzing them," Peskov said at a news conference. "It is important to understand who will be directing and launching the Tomahawk missiles from Ukrainian territory — the Americans or the Ukrainians themselves."

Speaking to Fox News later on Sunday, U.S. Special Envoy to Ukraine Keith Kellogg said "there are no such things as sanctuaries" in war and that Ukraine should have the ability to conduct long-range strikes on Russia.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jdvance-trump-zelenskyy-ukraine-russia-us/

The 180 by Vance is head-spinning, to say the least.

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CedricH · 22-25, M

Wonderful news. I‘ve been arguing for the transfer of Tomahawk cruise missiles to the Ukrainian armed forces since the fall of 2022. So, I guess I was ahead of the curve 🤷🏻

beckyromero · 36-40, F

@CedricH

Yes, but I'll believe it when I see it.

CedricH · 22-25, M

@beckyromero Yes, of course, but broaching the subject is already a positive development in itself. The Trump administration works quite differently than the Biden administration. Biden and his team would initially refuse the transfer of each new system that was requested or could’ve been useful to Ukraine until they would finally and suddenly agree to the measure. The Trump administration is pretty loud, noisy and threatening before any final decision has been made and when a country or an armed group doesn’t play ball, they‘ve occasionally followed through on their threats. Let’s hope it’s the same with Ukraine. But the provision of a sizeable number of ERAM missiles a few weeks ago augurs well for the eventual provision of Tomahawks.

jackjjackson · M

The sale will create a minuscule decrease in the national debt. @CedricH

CedricH · 22-25, M

@jackjjackson Not if they‘re sold by Raytheon directly.

jackjjackson · M

Better yet. Maybe the government collects some tax. @CedricH

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