Is NATO discussing the provision of Tomahawk cruise missiles, with an operational range of 1,000 to 1,500 miles, to Ukraine? The NATO Parliamentary Assembly passed a resolution on Nov. 25 during its annual meeting in Montreal, calling for provision of “long-range precision weapons” and “medium-range missiles” to Ukraine.
Ilya Kramnik, military analyst, expert at the Russian International Affairs Council and researcher at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations, writing in RT on Nov. 27, surmised that the references to missiles could only be to U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise missiles. “If such a decision is made, the options for providing these missiles to Ukraine remain limited. The only readily available medium-range missile system in the West is the U.S.-made Tomahawk, a weapon that has already been used in various global conflicts,” Kramnik writes.
“But will these systems be transferred to Ukraine? The likely goal of America’s Biden administration needs careful consideration. The aim cannot be to decisively end the war in Ukraine, as the existing stock of Tomahawks is insufficient to achieve that objective,” he writes further. “Even with a few dozen Tomahawks potentially being transferred to Kiev, such an action would lead to a significant escalation, likely provoking a strong response from Russia—possibly bringing the U.S. and NATO into direct confrontation with Moscow, especially given the inevitable involvement of U.S. military personnel in deploying these weapons.”
