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Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said Russia could destroy Kyiv in response to the use of Western long-range missiles by Ukraine.
Mr Medvedev said Moscow already had formal grounds to use nuclear weapons since Ukraine‘s incursion into Russia’s Kursk region, but could instead use some new weapon technologies to reduce Kyiv to “a giant melted spot” when its patience runs out.
“And that would be it. A giant, grey, melted spot instead of ‘the mother of Russian cities’,” he wrote on the Telegram messaging app, referring to Kyiv.
Meanwhile, Russia and Ukraine have exchanged prisoners of war, with each side releasing 103 people, the Interfax news agency reported citing Russia’s defence ministry.
It comes as UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer met with US president Joe Biden at the White House where they discussed the conflict. There was no announcement on the use of British and US long-range missiles by Ukraine.
Mr Zelensky has pleaded with allies for months to allow his military to fire long-range US ATACMS and British Storm Shadow missiles at Russian targets.
Putin warned Nato will be directly at war with Moscow if the US and UK allow Kyiv to use the weapons.
Key Points
- Starmer-Biden talks end with no decision on missiles hitting Russia
- Zelensky calls US and UK failure to reach long-range missiles decision 'difficult to hear'
- Russia and Ukraine swap 103 POWs each, reports
- Russia's Medvedev threatens to turn Kyiv into 'giant melted spot
- Russia launches a new drones barrage on Ukraine and Kyiv downs 72
Watch: Ukraine prisoners of war reunited with families after Russia exchange
US historian leads charity run in Kyiv to highlight the plight of Ukrainian POWs
US historian leads charity run in Kyiv to highlight the plight of Ukrainian POWs
U.S. historian and author Timothy Snyder has led a charity run in Kyiv to raise awareness of the conditions under which Ukrainian prisoners of war are held in Russia as the conflict approaches a third winter
Jabed Ahmed14 September 2024 16:46 1726326400Actor Michael Douglas visits Kyiv Railway Station
Jabed Ahmed14 September 2024 16:06 1726324060UAE mediates exchange of 206 prisoners between Russia and Ukraine, state news agency says
The United Arab Emirates mediated an exchange of 206 prisoners between Russia and Ukraine, Emirati state news agency WAM said on Saturday, noting it was the country’s eighth such mediation.
Russia launches a new drones barrage on Ukraine and Kyiv downs 72
Russia launched a new overnight drone attack on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities on Saturday, prompting President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to issue a fresh appeal for more air defence and long-range capabilities.
Ukrainian air defences shot down 72 out of 76 Shahed drones over 12 regions in the centre, south and east of the country, the air force said.
“We need more capabilities to strengthen the air shield, air defence, and long-range capabilities to continue protecting life and our people,” Zelenskiy, who is due to travel to the United States later this month, said on the Telegram messaging app.
There were no immediate reports of casualties but authorities described damage to buildings in several parts of the country.
Jabed Ahmed14 September 2024 14:49 1726319844Russian official says West has made up its mind on long-range strikes, reports
Moscow knows that the West has made a decision on whether to allow Ukraine to attack Russia with long-range missiles and has informed Kyiv, the TASS news agency reported citing Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.
Ryabkov did not clarify what the purported decision was, but said that since Moscow’s verbal warnings to the West against further escalation have not worked, Russia would need to switch to sending signals in different ways.
Jabed Ahmed14 September 2024 14:17 1726318150Watch: Boris Johnson meets Zelensky in Ukraine as Putin threatens war with the West
Pictured: Ukrainian prisoners of war reunited with families
Editorial: Giving in to Putin’s blackmail now should not be an option
Giving in to Putin’s blackmail now should not be an option
Editorial: History teaches us that the only way to stop a dictator bent on territorial expansion is to stand up to them. Appeasement is not an option
Jabed Ahmed14 September 2024 13:13 1726312990UK and US come to ‘strong position’ on Ukraine following Biden talks, says Starmer
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