Putin threatens war with NATO as Russian military aircraft spotted off Alaska

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that his country will be “at war” with NATO if the West lifts restrictions on its missiles in Ukraine. His announcement comes on the heels of Russian military aircraft being spotted flying off the coast of Alaska. 

President Biden — among other Western nations’ leaders — has come under intense pressure to lift the U.S. ban on Ukraine using American long-range missiles to strike deep inside Russia. 

“This will mean that NATO countries — the United States and European countries — are at war with Russia. And if this is the case, then, bearing in mind the change in the essence of the conflict, we will make appropriate decisions in response to the threats that will be posed to us,” Putin told reporters on Thursday.

Meanwhile, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in Washington, D.C., on Friday for talks with Biden that are expected to largely center on the use of Western weapons to strike inside Russia. 

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during Russian-Mongolian talks in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on Sept. 3. (Getty Images)

The U.S. scrambled Russian fighter jets it had detected flying in

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