Ukraine s plea to target Russia with long-range missiles

Watch Ukraine s plea to target Russia with long-range missiles - Creative on Dailymotion

Transcript

00:00Now to the war in Ukraine. Kiev pushing for the U.S. and other allies to allow the use of

00:05long-range missiles so they can strike deep inside Russia. ABC's Ian Pannell is in eastern Ukraine

00:11with Vladimir Putin's clear and strong warning against it. Good morning, Ian.

00:16Good morning, Janaye. President Biden appearing to dismiss new threats made by Russian leader

00:20Vladimir Putin over the war here in Ukraine. Meeting with British Prime Minister Kirstarmann,

00:25the two leaders discussed a request by Ukraine to lift these restrictions on its use of missiles

00:31provided by the West. President Zelensky wants to basically use his American, British and French

00:36weapons to try and strike targets deeper into Russia, something he's not allowed to do right

00:41now. He believes that this could influence the direction of the war. Zelensky is going to meet

00:46with Biden next week and says he has a plan for victory that he's going to share with him.

00:50Vladimir Putin, though, says if the decision to lift restrictions is really taken,

00:54it'll mean that America, Europe and other NATO countries are conducting direct war with Russia.

01:00And he's threatened there'd be a response without saying exactly what it would be.

01:04Asked what he thought about Putin's threat, President Biden said,

01:07I don't think much about Vladimir Putin. On the battlefield, the Kremlin, though,

01:11pushing back against Ukrainian forces who've taken over a small part of Russia. And here

01:16in the east, again, Ukrainian forces desperately trying to stop Russian troops from sweeping

01:22through this area. This is part of the territory in Ukraine that Vladimir Putin desperately wants.

01:27Meanwhile, the two enemies are exchanging prisoners of war with emotional reunions

01:32with family members. But the overall picture, Gio, remains resoundingly grim, with many desperate

01:37for an end to this war. Gio? Absolutely. All right. Thank you so much, Ian, for your reporting.