Russia-Ukraine War

Russia’s use of an experimental missile in Ukraine has allied strategists wondering if its all bluster or a grim new chapter in the war.

‘We will determine the targets during further tests of our advanced missile systems based on the threats to the security of the Russian Federation,’ Putin said.

President-elect Donald Trump and NATO chief Mark Rutte ‘discussed the range of global security issues facing the Alliance,’ NATO said.

Moscow has vowed to respond in ‘mirror-like’ fashion to ‘aggressive actions’ by Kyiv and its Western supporters.

South Korean national security adviser Shin Won-sik claims Russia supplied North Korea with weapons and equipment to bolster its ‘weak air defense system.’

The sanctions affect Russia’s largest remaining unsanctioned bank, Gazprombank, a major channel for Russian fossil fuel purchases.

The strike could be the first use of such a weapon in war.

At the same time, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer told the House of Commons that the UK ’must double down in our support' for Ukraine, for as long as it takes.

When asked about the claims, British Secretary of State for Defence John Healey declined to comment on ‘operational details of the conflict.’

The Biden administration has been ramping up aid to Ukraine during Biden’s final weeks in office.

The Pentagon said the administration has approved transfers of non-persistent landmines, ‘which become inert after a preset period of time.’

The remarks follow the alleged U.S. decision to let Ukraine use U.S. long-range missiles to strike distant targets inside Russia.

Some observers question the timing of the Biden administration’s apparent decision to let Kyiv strike targets inside Russia with long-range missiles.

President Vladimir Putin has said the revised doctrine might allow Russia to use nuclear weapons in the case of an attack using NATO missiles.

A Kremlin spokesman recently said U.S.' approval for Ukraine to use missiles inside Russia would mark an escalation in the more than two-year-long conflict.

The opposition has called for the UK to give backing for Ukraine to use British Storm Shadow missiles to strike at Russia following the shift in U.S. policy.

Russia previously warned that if NATO allowed Ukraine to strike inside the country, it would be considered direct involvement in the war.

‘The war will end, but there is no set date,’ the Ukrainian leader says.