Utoo Radio with Other News Sources - September 13, 2024 - Vladimir Putin has threatened NATO and the US with war if Ukraine uses long-range missiles against Russia.

Ukraine has been requesting permission to use Western drones, but the US and UK have held back due to fear of escalation. However, after visiting Ukraine, David Lammy and Antony Blinken urged lifting restrictions on the use of weapons against Russia.

Putin warned that this would change the nature of the conflict, stating that NATO countries, the US, and European countries are at war with Russia.

Ukraine's foreign minister Andrii Sybiha said it would bring peace closer, but concerns about escalation from Russia have halted any decision-making from the west.

Russia expert Keir Giles said that the typical response from Russia to western-supplied missiles in Ukraine is to threaten a'response', which could come in the form of nuclear weapons.

If Russia retaliates in larger attacks, it would be another consequence of Ukraine defending its sovereignty against Russia.

The promise of retaliation distracts from the fact that easing restrictions on the use of weapons in Ukraine would be an appropriate response to the delivery of Iranian ballistic missiles to Russia.