Ukraine must not use NATO weapons to strike Russian territory

The Kremlin has once again warned Ukraine's allies against allowing kyiv to strike Russian territory with Western weapons, with President Vladimir Putin's spokesman promising “consequences” if such strikes were to take place.

“This will ultimately be very detrimental to the interests of countries that have chosen the path of escalating tensions,” spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday.

The question of whether to let kyiv use Western weapons to strike military targets in Russia is growing as fighting intensifies along sections of the Ukraine-Russia border. kyiv is particularly struggling to stop the Russian offensive in the region northeast of Kharkiv.

Foreign ministers from the 32 countries of the NATO defense alliance met Thursday in Prague to discuss, among other things, this issue.

Until now, Western weapons have mainly targeted Russian positions in areas of Ukraine occupied by Moscow's forces.

In Vienna, Russian diplomat Konstantin Gavrilov warned the West against crossing “red lines”, saying Moscow has the right to use nuclear weapons in response to aggression, even in the event of an attack with conventional weapons.

He spoke at an event organized by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).