Fri Oct 03 02:00:35 UTC 2025: **Putin Warns US on Missile Supplies to Ukraine, Praises Trump**

**Sochi, Russia** – Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a stern warning to the United States regarding the potential supply of long-range missiles to Ukraine, stating it would severely damage relations between Moscow and Washington. Speaking at a forum in Sochi, Putin asserted that such a move would represent a “qualitatively new stage of escalation” but would ultimately fail to alter the battlefield dynamics where Russian forces continue to advance.

While downplaying the impact of Tomahawk cruise missiles on the battlefield, Putin emphasized Russia’s ability to adapt its air defenses. He remained confident in the ongoing gains made by the Russian military in Ukraine.

However, Putin took the opportunity to praise former US President Donald Trump, recalling a productive summit and acknowledging Trump’s past efforts to negotiate peace in Ukraine. Despite this positive sentiment towards Trump, he warned Western allies against seizing Russian oil tankers, deeming it an act of piracy that could trigger a forceful response and destabilize the global oil market. He dismissed the detention of a tanker off the French coast as a distraction tactic by President Macron, and accusations of Russian involvement in drone flights over Denmark as NATO propaganda.

In a surprising move, Putin commented on the assassination of Charlie Kirk, calling it a “heinous crime” reflecting divisions in American society. He lauded Kirk as a hero and praised Michael Gloss, an American who joined the Russian military and died in Ukraine, awarding him a medal which he claimed to have presented to Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff. The CIA responded to questions about Gloss, calling it a private family matter and expressed the agency’s heartbreak for their loss.

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