The head of NATO’s military committee says that Ukraine has the solid legal and military right to strike deep inside Russia to gain combat advantage, reflecting the beliefs of a number of U.S. allies.

The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs also announced that 1.3 billion Danish Krone ($194 billion dollars) would be earmarked to support Ukraine's military procurement efforts, and that Denmark would manage a 394.6 million-euro E.U. fund to finance Ukraine's defense industry.

The Russian president said Western support for Ukrainian strikes deep inside Russia would put his country and NATO “at war.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned NATO alliance leaders that a move to lift restrictions on Ukraine’s use of longer-range Western missiles to strike deep inside his country would be considered an act of war.

An ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the North Atlantic Treaty Organization of being party to military action in Ukraine. Earlier today, the chairman of Russia'

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is sceptical of Russian leader Vladimir Putin's threats, which come amid discussions about allowing Ukraine to launch long-range missiles deep into Russia. Source: Stoltenberg in an interview with The Times,

After a decade at the helm of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg will be replaced by the Netherlands' Mark Rutte from the 1. October. He gave a farewell speech on Thursday where he said "Ukraine is closer to NATO than ever before.

On Wednesday, the Kremlin condemned comments by outgoing NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg as “dangerous”, Reuters reports. Stoltenberg had suggested that allowing Ukraine to use Western long-range missiles to strike Russian territory would not trigger an escalation from Moscow.