Ukrainian Lawmaker to Newsmax: Tomahawks Needed to ‘Pressure’ Putin

Kira Rudik, a member of the Ukrainian Parliament, told Newsmax on Friday that Ukraine needs U.S.-made Tomahawk missiles to be able to increase “pressure” on Russia’s President Vladimir Putin.

Rudik told Newsmax’s “Newsline” that, “Right now, we think it’s time to put pressure on Russia, because there has not been actually pressure on them beforehand.”

She said the powerful long-range Tomahawks under discussion could tip the scales. “Tomahawk missiles in Ukraine would be this kind of pressure that is needed right now to move forward, also in a diplomatic way.”

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