Jean-Noël Barrot speaks to Laura Kuenssberg after a week of escalation in Ukraine.

Washington Post contrasts the episode with the South African multibillionaire’s anti-immigration views

Move follows US president Joe Biden’s agreement to supply similar American long range Atacms weapon

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The Russian economy is facing serious difficulty as rising food prices and rocketing inflation continue to risk domestic stability in the country.

The move, widely reported in the U.S. but not confirmed by the White House or State Department, follows months of pleas by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to allow Ukraine's military to use U.S. weapons to hit Russian military targets far from its border.

President Joe Biden has for the first time authorized the use of U.S.-supplied long-range missiles by Ukraine to strike inside Russia.