A senior Russian official says the country could go to war with NATO after President Biden allowed some US weapons to be used by Ukraine in Russia.
A top Russian official has said it could go to war with NATO if Ukraine strikes inside Russia with US weapons. On Thursday, President Joe Biden partially lifted restrictions on how Ukraine can use military supplies sent by the US. In response, senior Russian security official Dmitry Medvedev issued a series of warnings to the West. 'Russia regards all long-range weapons used by Ukraine as already being directly controlled by servicemen from NATO countries.
Read more: Ukraine-Russia war latest updates The partially-lifted restrictions from the US mean Ukraine can use American weapons to strike inside of Russia but only in defence of Kharkiv. However, US officials stressed that Ukraine still cannot use American long-range missiles and other munitions to strike inside Russia offensively.
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