Russia weaponizes old treaties to pressure US into dropping Ukraine support — ISW
Photo: The Kremlin has stepped up its contract game (Getty Images)
The Kremlin has intensified its attempts to use old US-Russian arms control treaties to extract concessions from the US on the war against Ukraine, according to the Institute for the Study of War.
The Institute for the Study of War has found that the Kremlin is stepping up its efforts to use defunct US-Russian arms control treaties to get the US to make concessions on the war in Ukraine.
The Kremlin's steps to withdraw from the PMDA are likely aimed at immediately preventing the US from selling Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine and are part of a long-term campaign of reflexive control.
Tomahawks for Ukraine
For several weeks, the media actively discussed the possibility of the US transferring Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that Kyiv had sent Washington requests for weapons, but refused to comment on the information about these missiles.
Meanwhile, US Vice President JD Vance said that the issue of supplying Tomahawks to Ukraine is indeed being considered, but the final decision rests with President Donald Trump.
Vladimir Putin responded by saying that the possible use of these missiles on Russian territory would mean a new stage of escalation in relations with the US.
At the same time, he acknowledged that strikes by Ukrainian forces with such missiles would cause significant damage to Russia.
However, on October 7, President Trump announced that he had practically decided to transfer Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine.
