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

The US decision to lift restrictions on Ukraine regarding strikes against Russia with long-range missiles is still "on the table." The decision is likely to come after the election in the US, according to MP and Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security,

"If you look at the weapons we've provided them, we've made it very clear that they can use them to retaliate against Russian targets across the border that are conducting attacks," U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said at a briefing on Sept.

Ukraine is a sovereign state and has the right to use weapons of its own production, and they have a lot of them. Look at the programs they have launched over the past year,” he said, adding that the U.

The U.S. Intelligence Community has advised against authorizing Ukraine to use U.S. and NATO-supplied long-range weapons against Russian targets, fearing a serious risk of escalation. -A report from the New York Times suggests that Russia might retaliate with force if Ukraine were allowed to strike within Russian territory using MGM-140 ATACMS,