Putin Growls As Macron Seeks Nod For Kyiv To Use West's Arms Against Russia

FRANCE's president has joined the head of NATO in pushing for a policy shift that could change the complexion of the war in Ukraine - allowing Kyiv to strike military bases inside Russia with sophisticated long-range weapons provided by Western partners.

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Macron said that France's position is that "we think we must allow (Ukraine) to neutralise the (Russian) military sites from which the missiles are fired." "If we tell (the Ukrainians) you do not have the right to reach the point from which the missiles are fired, we are in fact telling them that we are delivering weapons to you, but you cannot defend yourself," Macron said late Tuesday on a