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Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said that supplying Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine could ‘end badly for everyone’
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Donald Trump said “we’ve got to get Russia done” as he addressed the Israeli parliament following the release of hostages from Gaza.
Speaking at the Knesset on Monday, the US president told his roving peace envoy Steve Witkoff “it’s time to focus on Russia” after his ceasefire deal ended the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
His comments came hours after former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said that supplying US Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine could end badly for everyone, especially Trump.
Medvedev, an arch-hawk who has repeatedly goaded Trump on social media, said it is impossible to distinguish between Tomahawk missiles carrying nuclear warheads and conventional ones after they are launched.
Meanwhile, Russia attacked Ukraine‘s power grid overnight, part of an ongoing campaign to cripple Ukrainian energy infrastructure before winter.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky described his latest call with Trump as “very productive” and said he was “waiting” for the president to approve the missile supply.
A Ukrainian delegation led by Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko will visit Washington for talks on strengthening Kyiv’s defence and energy resilience, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s chief of staff said on Monday.
Ukraine is seeking more US support for its war effort against Russia, as Kremlin forces step up strikes on energy facilities across the country.
Writing on X, Andriy Yermak said the two sides would also discuss stronger sanctions against Russia.
“The ultimate goal remains unchanged – a just and lasting peace!” he wrote.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov declined to offer any new comment after US President Donald Trump said again that he may agree to the supply of Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine.
Peskov reiterated Moscow’s stated position that the use of such weapons would require US participation.
Earlier, former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said supplying the missiles could end badly for everyone, especially Trump.
Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of “exploiting” the fact that world leaders and international media were focused on the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas to ramp up its attacks on Ukraine.
He said that over the course of the last week, more than 3,100 drones, 92 missiles and around 1,360 glide bombs had been used against Ukraine.
In a post on X, he said: “Moscow allows itself to escalate its strikes, openly exploiting the fact that the world is focused on ensuring peace in the Middle East.
“That is precisely why no weakening of pressure can be allowed. Sanctions, tariffs, and joint actions against the buyers of Russian oil – those who finance this war – must all remain on the table.”
Russia attacked Ukraine’s power grid in a major overnight operation, as part of an ongoing campaign to cripple energy infrastructure before winter.
The attack came as Moscow expressed “extreme concern” over the US potentially providing Tomahawk cruise missiles to Kyiv.
Two employees of Ukraine’s largest private energy company, DTEK, were injured in Russian strikes on a substation in the region, Kyiv regional governor Mykola Kalashnyk said.
Ukraine’s energy ministry said energy infrastructure was also attacked in the regions of Donetsk, Odesa and Chernihiv.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia launched “more than 3,100 drones, 92 missiles, and around 1,360 glide bombs” against Ukraine over the past week.
He also called for tighter secondary sanctions on buyers of Russian oil.
“Sanctions, tariffs, and joint actions against the buyers of Russian oil – those who finance this war – must all remain on the table,” he said.
He wrote on Sunday he had a “very productive” phone call with US president Donald Trump in which they discussed strengthening Ukraine’s “air defence, resilience, and long-range capabilities,” along with “details related to the energy sector”.
In an interview with Fox News channel’s The Sunday Briefing after his call with the US president, Zelensky was asked whether Trump had approved the Tomahawks.
“We work on it,” he said, adding: “Of course we count on such decisions, but we will see. We will see.”
Later on Sunday, Trump warned Russia that he could send Ukraine long-range Tomahawk missiles if Moscow did not settle its war there soon.”I might say, ‘Look, if this war is not going to get settled, I’m going to send them Tomahawks’,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One as he flew to Israel ahead of a meeting to sign the Gaza ceasefire deal.
“The Tomahawk is an incredible weapon, very offensive weapon. And honestly, Russia does not need that.
He added: “I might tell them that if the war is not settled – that we may very well – we may not, but we may do it. I think it’s appropriate to bring up.”
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov declined to offer any new comment on Monday after US president Donald Trump said again that he may agree to the supply of Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine.
Peskov reiterated Moscow’s stated position that the use of such weapons would require US participation.
Earlier, former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said supplying the missiles could end badly for everyone, especially Trump.
Russian forces captured the village of Borivska Andriyivka in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region and the village of Kulykivske in Donetsk, Russia’s defence ministry said on Monday via its Telegram channel.
Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday that supplying US Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine could end badly for everyone, especially US president Donald Trump.
Medvedev, an arch-hawk who has repeatedly goaded Trump on social media, said it is impossible to distinguish between Tomahawk missiles carrying nuclear warheads and conventional ones after they are launched – a point that President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman has also made.
“How should Russia respond? Exactly!” Medvedev said on Telegram, appearing to hint that Moscow’s response would be nuclear.
Trump said again on Sunday that he may offer long-range Tomahawk missiles that could be used by Kyiv if Putin does not end the war in Ukraine.
Medvedev wrote: “One can only hope that this is another empty threat… Like sending nuclear submarines closer to Russia.”
He was alluding to Trump’s statement in August that he had ordered two nuclear subs to move closer to Russia in response to what he called “highly provocative” comments from Medvedev about the risk of war.
The head of Germany’s foreign intelligence service BND said on Monday that Russia would not shy away from a military attack against a Nato member state.
Addressing a parliamentary hearing of leading intelligence officers, BND head Martin Jaeger said Russia’s aim was to intimidate Europe to the point of paralysis and surrender.
He said nobody should rely on some estimates that Russia will be ready to attack Nato by 2029, because such a move could occur at an earlier date.
Russia has denied a report that one of its submarines was suffering technical problems after the vessel surfaced off the coast of northern France.
NATO’s Maritime Command published photographs on October 9 of what it said was a French navy frigate observing a Russian submarine operating on the surface off the coast of Brittany.
“NATO stands ready to defend our Alliance with constant vigilance and maritime awareness across the Atlantic,” it posted on X, without naming the submarine.
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