Political analyst Ruslan Bortnik explained that a meeting between Putin and Zelensky would already be a victory for Trump. However, since Moscow refuses, the U.S. decided to pressure Russia by considering the transfer of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, Politeka reports.
He shared this in his blog.
According to the expert, Vice President Vance stated that the main complaint is that Putin refuses not only to meet with Zelensky, but also to attend a trilateral meeting with Trump. He added that the U.S. is indeed considering supplying Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine through NATO, a move also confirmed by special representative Kellogg, although no final decision has yet been made. In other words, Bortnik emphasizes, the Tomahawk issue arose specifically because Russia is refusing to meet.
“Of course, such a meeting would have been a triumph of American diplomacy. It would allow Trump to claim that he successfully ended the 9th or even the 31st war — just as the Nobel Committee is preparing its decisions. So this is important from a PR and informational standpoint. Since the Russians aren’t giving Trump any meetings, the U.S. is saying: we might give Tomahawks to Ukraine,” Ruslan Bortnik explains.
Tomahawk missiles, he notes, are not very new or fast, but they are very powerful and can inflict significant damage on Russian defense industry facilities and energy infrastructure. These strikes, the expert stresses, would be far more destructive than drone attacks, which are slower and easier to shoot down.
“This is like a mosquito bite versus a lion’s attack. That’s why Ukraine is systematically raising the issue of getting Tomahawks. There are not only political limitations, but also purely physical ones. Ground-based Typhon systems are currently being produced in very small numbers. And it’s clear that even if Ukraine receives — or has already possibly received — Tomahawks, we’re talking about a handful of launchers, no more than ten, roughly speaking. Still, it’s another factor that could sharply increase pressure on Moscow. At the very least, it’s a tactical factor that could rebalance the situation,” Ruslan Bortnik concludes.
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