Vladimir Putin has reason to be frightened

The United States will no longer forbid Ukraine from executing drone strikes in Russian territory. The Ukrainian military has already used unmanned aircraft to attack Russian airbases, and Washington has now given Kyiv its approval to hit Russia inside its own borders more extensively. The United States had previously ruled against Ukrainian strikes in Russia for fear of escalating the war.

Still, the Pentagon reconsidered because Russia continues to attack civilian targets with its own drones.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is not happy with the new policy and has threatened to respond with pre-emptive nuclear strikes. One Russian higher-up was quoted in the Daily Mail saying that, “This is playing with fire, risking full-scale war which could easily go nuclear.”