Polish FM: Fears of Escalation Over Tomahawk Missiles for Ukraine Are Misplaced

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has rejected suggestions that supplying Tomahawk long-range missiles to Ukraine could escalate the war.

The Gaze reports this, referring to his interview with The Guardian.

Sikorski recalled that similar warnings accompanied every new stage of Western military assistance, from tanks and fighter jets to long-range rocket systems, yet Russia had ultimately adjusted each time without widening the confrontation.

“Every time we intended to give Ukraine new missiles, new types of weapons, somebody said: ‘Don’t do it, it’s escalatory. Don’t send them tanks. Don’t send them MiG fighters. Don’t send them F-16s. Don’t give them Himars [rockets] don’t give them Atacms [missiles].’ And every time Russia has had to adjust,” he stated.

The Polish diplomat argued that Ukraine could use such weapons to strike at Russia’s oil-refining infrastructure, targets that have already been hit by Ukrainian drones in recent months. “Russia’s vastness means that you don’t have enough anti-aircraft assets to protect all the targets,” he said. 

According to Sikorski, Ukraine has already succeeded in curbing Russia’s oil-production capacity that should be reinforced rather than restrained. “When you achieve success, you have to build on it,” Sikorski added.

Ukrainian officials recently met in the United States with the manufacturer of Tomahawk missiles to discuss potential cooperation. Within NATO, the possibility of such transfers is also viewed as realistic, and alliance officials have said they do not expect a military response from Moscow.

As The Gaze previously reported, U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet in Washington today, where the possible transfer of Tomahawk cruise missiles is expected to feature prominently in talks.