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Tomahawk to Not Solve Ukraine Conflict, But Only Escalate Situation to Nuclear War - Lukashenko

© AP Photo / Ford Williams/U.S. Navy In this image provided by the U.S. Navy, the guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) launches a tomahawk land attack missile in the Mediterranean Sea, Friday, April 7, 2017.
 In this image provided by the U.S. Navy, the guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) launches a tomahawk land attack missile in the Mediterranean Sea, Friday, April 7, 2017.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 14.10.2025
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MINSK (Sputnik) - No Tomahawk missiles will resolve the conflict in Ukraine, but will escalate the situation to the point of nuclear war, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday.
"No Tomahawk missiles will solve the problem. This will escalate the situation to the point of nuclear war. Perhaps no one understands this better than [US President] Donald Trump, who is in no rush to hand over these deadly weapons and allow strikes deep into Russia," Lukashenko said, as quoted by the state-run Belta news agency.
Live fire testing at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., on Dec. 14, 2021, of early versions of the US Army Tactical Missile System (ATACAMS). - Sputnik International, 1920, 13.10.2025
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On Saturday, media reported that Trump and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky had discussed the possibility of Kiev acquiring Tomahawk long-range missiles during a phone conversation. On Sunday, Zelensky said he had a second call with the US president, during which they discussed, among other things, strengthening Ukraine's air defense.
Trump told reporters over the weekend that he might discuss the potential supply of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine with Russian President Vladimir Putin, indicating that Washington could give the weapons to Kiev if the conflict remains unresolved.
Putin warned earlier that the move would severely damage relations between Russia and the US, because using Tomahawk missiles without the direct involvement of US military personnel is impossible.
The Tomahawk missile is a long-range, subsonic cruise missile primarily launched from ships and submarines for precision strikes against land and sea targets. It has a range of about 1,000 miles with some modifications having a range of about 1,550 miles.
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