The United States and Britain have not authorised Ukraine to use long-range missiles on targets inside Russia, fearing an escalation of hostilities, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, hinting he hoped US leader Joe Biden would change his mind.

The United States and the United Kingdom have not authorized Ukraine to use long-range missiles on targets inside Russia, possibly out of fear of an "escalation," President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that firing long-range weapons into his country would signify that North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member-nations were at war with Moscow.

THE US AND UK have not authorised Ukraine to use long-range missiles on targets inside Russia possibly, fearing an “escalation”, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that firing long-range weapons into Russia would signify that Nato countries were at war with Moscow.