Russia vows tough action if Ukraine uses US long-range missiles Russia has said that if Ukraine uses US long-range missiles to attack it, ...

 Russia vows tough action if Ukraine uses US long-range missiles

Russia has said that if Ukraine uses US long-range missiles to attack it, it would be a major escalation.

If the attack takes place, it would be the first time that "the United States has entered a full-scale war."

President Joe Biden authorized Ukraine to use the missiles to attack Russia, which comes about two months before he leaves office.

However, it is not clear whether President-elect Donald Trump was consulted before taking the step.

Ukraine possesses the US ATACMS, which has a range of 300 kilometers, and the French ATACMS, which also has a similar range, but the West has banned it from using them to attack Russia.

But Biden has now cleared the way for the country to use the weapons in the war that began on February 24, 2022.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the first use of the weapons would not be announced, only heard.

During the election campaign, Trump promised to end the war within 24 hours if he became president.