NATO aid for Ukraine missile strikes will be punished, warns spy chief

Russia will retaliate against NATO countries that facilitate long-range missile strikes against Russian territory by Ukraine, foreign intelligence chief Sergei Naryshkin said.

"Our enemies are forced to admit that the determination of the Russian president to firmly defend the country's fundamental interests by all available means narrows room to maneuver for Washington and Brussels," Naryshkin told National Defense magazine.

Ukraine used US ATACMS missiles to strike Russian territory on Tuesday, taking advantage of newly granted permission from the outgoing administration of US President Joe Biden on the 1,000th day of the war.

That same day, Putin approved a policy document that lowers the threshold for Russia to use nuclear weapons in response to attacks by an enemy using conventional weapons.

The US National Security Council has said it has not seen any reason to adjust the US nuclear posture. But Naryshkin said the Russian changes had been "met with caution" in the West.

Reuters