Britain and the U.S. are poised to cross a decisive Rubicon in the Ukraine war on Friday at a White House summit where they will discuss plans to allow Kyiv to strike targets inside Russia with Western-supplied missiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a final bid to scare off the West, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Thursday evening he would regard such an agreement as tantamount to NATO directly entering the war. \u201cThis will mean that NATO countries, the United States, and European countries are fighting Russia,\u201d he said.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The threat came with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer still en route to Washington ahead of Friday\u2019s talks with President Joe Biden over Ukraine\u2019s possible use of British-made Storm Shadow cruise missiles on Russian soil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRussia started this conflict,\u201d Starmer responded, speaking to journalists on board his flight. \u201cRussia illegally invaded Ukraine. Russia can end this conflict straight away.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read it all<\/a>.<\/p> BIG READ
Putin threatens war as Western allies near deal on missile strikes in Russia
Big read on the drumbeat towards a deal \u2014 nothing announced tomorrow but will be a crucial staging post
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