The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has warned that lifting long-range missile restrictions on Ukraine would mean that Nato countries would be at war with Russia. Taking questions from reporters in Moscow, Putin said: 'If this decision is made, it will mean nothing less than the direct participation of Nato countries, the United States, and European countries in the war in Ukraine.' That would mean they were 'fighting Russia', he added.
Putin's comments came as the US and UK were weighing lifting a block on Ukraine using their missiles to hit targets inside Russia amid fears of the war escalating
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