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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenski has had a very full dance card over the past few days, including telling reporters in Washington that he insists his country should be able to use long-range strategic missiles from the United States and other allies to strike deep into Russian territory. He also reiterated his plans to share his « victory plan » for the war against Russia with Joe Biden in the very near future. For his part, Joe Biden has remained noncommittal toward the idea, despite suggesting that the United States and our allies could be doing more than we have been already to stave off the Russian invasion making further progress. Vladimir Putin quickly caught wind of these discussions and made a very public announcement that any use of allied long-range missiles against the Russian heartland would result in a situation where « Russia would be at war with the United States and its allies. » This is one of the most direct and dire statements that Putin has made to date, and it further fortifies Putin’s claim to have certain « red lines » that must not be crossed unless the West wants this war to escalate dramatically. But is Biden listening? (NBC News)
President Vladimir Putin has warned that Russia would be “at war” with the United States and its allies if they lift restrictions on Ukraine’s use of long-range Western weapons.
Putin’s vow to follow such a move with “appropriate decisions” was his latest, perhaps most drastic attempt to draw red lines over NATO members’ backing for Kyiv, and it came on the eve of a meeting in Washington where the issue is expected to be high on the agenda.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer held talks with President Joe Biden at the White House on Friday afternoon, as London clashed with Moscow over the expulsion of six diplomats accused of spying — accusations the U.
