President Putin Says Decision To Send Tomahawk Missiles To Ukraine Could Damage Russia-US Relations

President Putin. (Alexander Kazakov/Russian Presidential Press and Information Office/TASS)

JAKARTA - A potential decision to supply the Tomahawk missile to Ukraine could undermine a positive trend in relations between Russia and the United States, President Vladimir Putin told VGTRK's Pavel Zarubin.

"The potential decision to send the Tomahawk missile to Kyiv will damage our (Russia-US) relationship, or at least the positive trend that arises in this relationship," President Putin said, quoted by TASS October 6.

Commenting on his speech at the Valdai Club Discussion plenary session on Thursday, President Putin said he provided an honest picture of the situation.

"And, well, how to respond to it, it's up to my colleagues (West leaders). I've always been sincere in my speech," he said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asked for Tomahawk's missile supply to force President Putin to make peace when meeting with United States President Donald Trump on the sidelines of a series of UN's 80th General Assembly Sessions last month.

After that, Vice President JD Vandce confirmed on September 28, Uncle Sam's country was considering providing Tomahawk cruise missiles to other NATO countries to be transferred to Ukraine. According to him, the final decision on the matter will be made by US President Donald Trump.

However, US officials and sources familiar with the plan assess that the delivery of the Tomahawk missile to Ukraine is currently considered unrealistic, given its current allocation to the US navy and