Russian President Vladimir Putin, during the Valdai forum on Thursday (October 2), warned that supplying US Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine would lead to a "whole new level of escalation", including in relations between Moscow and Washington.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, during the Valdai forum on Thursday (October 2), warned that supplying US Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine would lead to a "whole new level of escalation", including in relations between Moscow and Washington. "This would mean a whole new level of escalation, including in relations between Russia and the United States," Putin said in response to a question on potential supplies of the long-range missiles to Ukraine via European allies.