Ukraine has been pressuring its Western allies to allow the use of long-range missiles against Russia.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy have arrived in kyiv to talk with senior Ukrainian officialsincluding President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Ukraine has been putting pressure on its Western allies to allow the use of long-range missiles against Russia and is expected to intensify these efforts following accusations that Iran has been supplying Russia with ballistic missiles short range.
Kremlin says it will respond “appropriately” if the United States agrees to lift restrictions.
Moscow claims to have captured a village
It comes as President Zelensky, accompanied by the leaders of Lithuania, Croatia, Latvia and the Czech Republic, inaugurated a Ukrainian memorial for the victims of the Crimean genocide in 1944.
Meanwhile, Russia claims to have captured a Ukrainian village near Vuhledar in the Donetsk Oblast region, while its Defense Ministry says it Ukraine launched 144 drones against Russian regions overnight.
