Putin Draws Another Red Line: American, British Missiles Hitting Russia

Western analysts say Washington and London should not worry too much about the Russian leader’s latest line in the sand.

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Britain's prime minister, Keir Starmer, and foreign secretary, David Lammy, arrive at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, ahead of talks with President Biden on resolving the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, September 12, 2024. Stefan Rousseau/pool via AP

A nuclear test in Siberia; cutting undersea internet and telephone cables; supplying rockets to Middle East proxies to sink American ships. These are some options weighed Friday by Russian analysts in response to President Putin’s declaration Thursday that Russia will be at war with NATO if America and Britain allow Ukraine to use  Western-supplied missiles to hit targets deep inside Russia.

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