Saturday, March 29, 2025
October 1, 2025 – U.S. President Donald Trump, who only six weeks ago hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska with a red-carpet welcome, has dramatically reversed course on Russia. His administration is now considering supplying Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine—an escalation that could allow Kyiv to strike deep inside Russian territory.
According to a CNN report, Vice President J.D. Vance confirmed in a Fox News interview that the Trump administration is actively discussing the possibility of sending Tomahawks to Ukraine. He noted that Trump is expected to make a final decision soon.
This marks a striking policy shift, dubbed a “Policy-180”, as just 43 days ago Trump spent nearly five hours in talks with Putin in Alaska. That meeting ended without results, but at the time Trump signaled openness to engaging Russia rather than arming its adversaries.
The timing of this move is significant. On the same day, Trump’s envoy to Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, suggested that Kyiv has every right to launch deep strikes into Russia. “Ukraine should use its deep-strike capability. In war, there is no safe haven,” Kellogg said—though he later clarified that his remarks reflected earlier public statements by Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, not fresh White House policy.
Still, reports indicate that Trump’s team is seriously considering supplying Tomahawks, a major departure from the president’s earlier stance. Just months ago, Trump had publicly dismissed the idea that Ukraine possessed or needed such long-range capabilities.
The Tomahawk is a U.S. Navy subsonic cruise missile with a range of up to 2,500 kilometers. Armed with a 450-kilogram warhead, it can be launched from ships, submarines, or land-based platforms. From Kyiv, Tomahawks could potentially hit Moscow and other strategic Russian targets. The missile flies at low altitudes to evade radar and has proven accuracy up to 1,000 miles.
Its most advanced version, the Block IV Tactical Tomahawk (TACTOM), includes a two-way data link that allows operators to redirect it mid-flight. First gaining global attention during the 1991 Gulf War, the Tomahawk remains a weapon reserved mainly for close U.S. allies like the U.K. and Japan.
Trump’s pivot underscores a fundamental change in U.S. posture toward Moscow. While he once emphasized diplomacy with Putin, the consideration of giving Ukraine strike capabilities against Russian soil could alter the trajectory of the war and escalate tensions to dangerous new levels.
