U.S. Unlikely to Send Tomahawks to Ukraine, Focus on Shorter-Range Systems — Reuters

The U.S. is unlikely to provide Ukraine with Tomahawk long-range cruise missiles, Reuters wrote on Oct. 2, citing one U.S. official and three other sources familiar with the talks, Orda.kz reports.

The missiles, with a range of up to 1,600 kilometers, have long been on Kyiv’s wish list and would significantly boost its ability to strike deep inside Russian territory.

U.S. Position

The development follows remarks by U.S. Vice President JD Vance, who said Washington was considering Ukraine’s request. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reportedly pressed Donald Trump on the issue during a closed-door meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on Sept. 23.

Officials told Reuters that while the U.S. has large Tomahawk stocks, they are committed to the Navy. Washington is more likely to supply shorter-range systems or allow European allies to provide longer-range missiles instead.

Separately, U.S. officials have recently given the green light for sharing real-time intelligence to support Ukrainian deep strikes.

Meanwhile, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov previously downplayed the supplies in question:

There is no panacea that can change the situation at the front for the Kyiv regime. There is no magic weapon. And whether it is Tomahawks or other missiles, they will not be able to alter the dynamics,
 Peskov said.