Senator Graham supports sending Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine if Putin rejects peace deal

If Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin rejects a peace agreement, then U.S. President Donald Trump should provide Ukraine with Tomahawk cruise missiles to strike military factories on Russian territory.

This was stated by Republican Senator Lindsey Graham on NBC News’ Meet the Press, according to Ukrinform.

“We keep engaging Russia. We are trying to lure Putin to the peace table, and he rebuffs all our efforts. If he says ‘no’ this time, here’s what I hope President Trump would do: sign my bill to put tariffs on countries like China who buy shipped Russian oil, make Russia state sponsor of terrorism for kidnapping 20,000 Ukrainian kids, and, most importantly, seize ships that are carrying sanctioned Russian oil, like they do in Venezuela. If Putin says ‘no,’ we need to dramatically change the game, including giving Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine to hit the drone and missile factories that exist in Russia. I would go all in if Putin says ‘no’,” Graham said.

Graham also noted that he hopes for a peace agreement that would prevent a third Russian invasion of Ukraine.

“I want European troops on the ground [in Ukraine] to make sure there is no third invasion. I want us to give security guarantees to Ukraine to make sure there is no third invasion,” the Senator added.

In his view, Putin will continue attempts to capture territory in Donetsk unless the US increases pressure on him.

As reported by Ukrinform, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the U.S. has proposed a trilateral meeting at the level of security advisors between Ukraine, the U.S., and Russia.