Ukraine needs long-range weapons to stand a chance in the conflict, Denmark\u2019s Mette Frederiksen and Finland\u2019s Alexander Stubb have said<\/p>\n
The West must provide Ukraine with weapons capable of striking deep into Russian territory, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Finnish President Alexander Stubb have said. Moscow has warned that this would lead to a major escalation and trigger an \u201coverwhelming\u201d response.
\nSpeaking at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, Frederiksen lamented that \u201cthere are still red lines when it comes to the weapons they [Ukrainians] can use to win this war.\u201d
\n\u201cYou cannot win a war with one hand tied behind your back. We need to give them weapons so they can strike into Russia,\u201d she said, complaining that discussions have been going on for several years with no positive decision in sight.<\/p>\n
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Stubb echoed the call, urging Kiev\u2019s backers to increase economic pressure on Russia and \u201chit as hard as you possibly can.\u201d
\n\u201cSecondly, keep on providing Ukraine with all the necessary means, including Tomahawks,\u201d he added.
\nUkraine\u2019s Vladimir Zelensky has actively courted the US for the missiles, which have a range of up to 2,500 km, but was turned down by President Donald Trump, who said it would be \u201ca new step of aggression.\u201d
\nDenmark agreed last year to host the production of solid rocket fuel for Ukraine\u2019s Flamingo long-range cruise missile, marking the first known case of Ukrainian weapons production on NATO territory. In response, Moscow accused Denmark of supporting Kiev\u2019s \u201cterrorism\u201d and undermining peace efforts.
\nZelensky acknowledged that Russia destroyed at least one Flamingo production line in Ukraine. The Russian Defense Ministry reported the interception of the missiles on several occasions.
\nIn October 2025, President Vladimir Putin warned that Russia would deliver \u201ca very strong, if not overwhelming response\u201d to long-range strikes on Russian territory, noting that Ukraine is not able to use Western-made long-range weapons without direct assistance from NATO countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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