Tomahawks give Ukraine reach to hold the aggressor accountable. They introduce consequence into a war where, for too long, Russia has bombed with impunity. Putin’s illusion of invulnerability is ending.
“The world often frames Ukraine as the victim, but the Tomahawk symbolises agency. Ukraine is not pleading for survival, it’s shaping the battlefield.”
They trust him. And they don't want to spend on this war. So he's lying to them that they aren't. Because he needs their loyality.
He's probably also lying about the $350 billion, but who really knows. If anyone, the president should know. And we don't hear many objections to it anymore.
