Ukraine has made a new call on the West to allow it to strike deeper into Russia after a meeting between U.S. and British leaders on Friday produced no visible shift in their policy on the use of long

Zelenskyy has urged Western allies to supply long-range missiles to defend Ukraine and pressure Russia, citing a shortage of critical weapons.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has asked the US, the UK, France and Germany to allow Ukraine to deploy Western-supplied long-range weapons to strike military targets in Russia; he also asked for additional long-range munitions and missiles.

The officer, who preferred to stay anonymous, said his military leadership want to hold their positions at all costs, often leading to the loss of troops and resources. That approach, he says, was resulting in a number of “cauldrons”,

The report highlights that during classified briefings, U.S. intelligence officials have expressed deep concern about America’s potential direct involvement in Ukraine’s efforts to seize and hold positions in Russia’s Kursk region.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday said Russia had begun a counter-offensive in its Kursk region to try to repel Kyiv's incursion, but the Pentagon said Moscow's attack so far wa limited.