(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova stated that sending US-manufactured long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine would not contribute to resolving the ongoing conflict.

Her comments came following a report by a news agency, which indicated that the Pentagon had granted approval for the White House to deliver Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine after determining that doing so would not significantly reduce America’s reserves.

Despite this, US President Donald Trump has chosen not to supply the weapon, which possesses the capability to hit targets deep within Russian territory.

“As the current situation and previous years have shown, it is clear that militarization and arms deliveries – especially to a terrorist regime – will not lead to a settlement. Moreover, such actions would contradict the campaign promises made by the current US administration,” Zakharova told journalists on Saturday.

Trump has consistently pledged to mediate an end to hostilities between Russia and Ukraine and earlier this year restarted direct discussions with Moscow.

Nonetheless, no substantial progress emerged from his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska this past August, nor from the renewed Russia-Ukraine negotiations held in Istanbul.

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