Vladimir Putin has said that a western move to let Kyiv use longer-range weapons against targets inside Russia would mean Nato would be “at war” with Moscow.

Putin spoke as US and UK top diplomats discussed easing rules on firing western weapons into Russia, which Kyiv has been pressing for, more than two and a half years into Moscow’s offensive.

“This would in a significant way change the very nature of the conflict,” Putin told a state television reporter.

“It would mean that Nato countries, the US, European countries, are at war with Russia,” he added. “If that’s the case, then taking into account the change of nature of the conflict, we will take the appropriate decisions based on the threats that we will face.”

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    7 days ago

    Anyone who has played the ‘Risk’ board game has an idea what the next moves should be.

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      7 days ago

      Risk didn’t properly account for Russia’s nukes being parted out for the last 50 years by black-market scalpers.

      They almost certainly lack sufficient unadulterated fuel, complete/functional nav systems, accurate arming systems or reliable detonation systems.

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      6 days ago

      So they should conquer the entirety of Asia in one turn, to get an extra 7 units per turn in order to afford their war with Europe?