Putin threatens war with NATO as Russian military aircraft spotted off Alaska
President Biden is meeting with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to discuss restrictions on Western long-range missiles in Ukraine
Published September 13, 2024 2:00pm EDT
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Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that his country will be “at war” with NATO if the West lifts restrictions on its missiles in Ukraine. His announcement comes on the heels of Russian military aircraft being spotted flying off the coast of Alaska.
President Biden — among other Western nations’ leaders — has come under intense pressure to lift the U.S. ban on Ukraine using American long-range missiles to strike deep inside Russia.
“This will mean that NATO countries — the United States and European countries — are at war with Russia. And if this is the case, then, bearing in mind the change in the essence of the conflict, we will make appropriate decisions in response to the threats that will be posed to us,” Putin told reporters on Thursday.
Meanwhile, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in Washington, D.C., on Friday for talks with Biden that are expected to largely center on the use of Western weapons to strike inside Russia.
“I find that relationship between what the Pentagon is advising the president based on intelligence versus the international pressure to be the really interesting part of the story,” Seth Krummich, a retired Army colonel and vice president at international security firm Global Guardian, told Fox News Digital.
Ahead of the discussions, Moscow said it revoked accreditation for six British diplomats in Russia, accusing them of spying.

A glide bomb is seen under the wing of a Su-34 bomber of the Russian air force during a combat mission in Ukraine. Ukraine is imploring the West to allow it to use ATACMS to strike inside Russia. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)