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A regional conflict in Ukraine previously provoked by the West has acquired elements of a global character,
Putin said in an address to the nation carried by state television after 8pm Moscow time (0400 Friday AEDT).
Whether it was an ICBM or an IRBM, the range isn’t the important factor,
said Fabian Hoffmann, a doctoral research fellow at Oslo University specialising in missile technology and nuclear strategyWe believe that we have the right to use our weapons against military facilities of the countries that allow to use their weapons against our facilities,
Putin said in his first comments since President Joe Biden gave Ukraine the green light this month to use U.S. ATACMS missiles to strike at limited targets inside Russia
In the event of an escalation of aggressive actions, we will respond decisively and in kind,
the Russian president saidWe have not seen any reason to adjust our own nuclear posture or doctrine in response to Russia's statements,
Jean-Pierre said
They are now seeing high casualties, and so now what they're doing is turning to DPRK to supply them soldiers,
she saidThey (Russia) are the ones escalating. We are going to continue to support Ukraine as they push back on that aggression,
she said
He doesn't want his legacy to be stained by the war in Europe,
he said of Biden
Based on how Russia is responding, the war may be more 'on fire' by Inauguration Day,
he told BIHad self-imposed restrictions been lifted sooner, Ukraine would have made greater advances against the Russians,
Mark Temnycky, a nonresident fellow with the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center, explained to BI, arguingEvery decision's been too late,
Mick Ryan, a retired Australian Army major general and strategist, told BIThe Ukrainians really need to stem this loss of territory, to slow down — if not stop — the Russian advances in the east,
he saidUkraine is only authorized to shoot deeper into Russia to constrain the Russian-North Korean effort to push Ukraine out of the Russian territory,
the aide said
Modern air defense systems that exist in the world and anti-missile defenses created by the Americans in Europe can’t intercept such missiles,
Putin declared in an icy and menacing tone
You’re dropping multiple independently targetable warheads, MIRVs, at extremely high speed, so even Patriot will struggle to basically intercept those,
he saidWe have seen in recent weeks a very clear escalation from Putin and his forces,
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Today, there was a new Russian missile. All the characteristics – speed, altitude – are (of an) intercontinental ballistic (missile). An expert (investigation) is currently underway,
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video statementWhile the Biden administration builds up an explosive legacy of missiles for the next tenant of the White House, Russia responded today to the many recent provocations by NATO,
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Neither the US nor other countries of the world currently possess air defense systems capable of intercepting Russia's new hypersonic missiles,
said former Austrian foreign minister Karin Kneissl on her Telegram channelPutin has taken both of these steps, ignoring everyone in the world who calls for de-escalation,
Zelensky said in a statement on his Telegram channel