Vladimir Putin calls secret meeting tonight after threatening UK with hypersonic missile

Higher ups successful the Kremlin are acceptable to be a concealed gathering contiguous called by Vladimir Putin astatine the extremity of a week successful which Russia has attacked Ukraine with a caller missile

A concealed gathering has been called for contiguous by Vladimir Putin arsenic tensions betwixt Russia and the West proceed to rise.

The Kremlin dropped its deadly caller Oreshnik hypersonic rocket connected Dnipro yesterday, arsenic Ukraine continues to brace for further attacks. With Russia moving connected the offensive, it was revealed connected the country’s Telegram transmission a gathering has been called for contiguous amid fears of a caller warfare which could resistance the world person to the end.

It is chartless what is connected tonight’s agenda, with satellite leaders hoping for the champion - but bracing for the worst. The Telegram transmission added determination are yet to beryllium immoderate talks betwixt Russia and the US arsenic the concern continues to unravel.

The despot President threatened to onslaught backmost aft British-made Storm Shadow missiles were fired into Russian territory connected Wednesday. It comes arsenic Keir Starmer insisted the UK "is not astatine war" with Russia , arsenic the state claimed the UK is present “directly involved” successful the warfare with Ukraine .

Asked astir Putin's comments, the PM told BBC Radio Bristol: "No, we're not astatine war. But Ukraine surely is, due to the fact that Ukraine has been invaded by Russia, and that warfare has present been going connected for conscionable implicit 1,000 days.

"That's a 1000 days of aggression from Russia and a 1000 days of sacrifice for Ukraine. And that is wherefore we've said consistently that we basal by Ukraine. We cannot let Putin to triumph this war."

He dismissed Putin's "irresponsible rhetoric" and called for him to backmost down, stating: "This warfare could extremity contiguous if Putin stopped being the aggressor."

In a TV code connected Thursday, Putin warned occidental allies who supplied long-range missiles to Ukraine that their subject bases could beryllium targeted with Oreshnik missiles. The Russian person said: “We judge that we person the close to usage our weapons against subject facilities of the countries that let to usage their weapons against our facilities.

“And successful lawsuit of escalation of assertive actions, we volition respond resolutely successful a reflector way.” Putin said Russia would contented beforehand warnings earlier strikes connected different countries to let civilians to evacuate to safety.

And Russia's UK ambassador Andrei Kelin told Sky News: "Absolutely, Britain and UK is present straight progressive successful this war, due to the fact that this firing cannot hap without NATO staff, British unit arsenic well."