Erdogan opposes Ukraine use of US long range missiles, urges restraint

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan opposes a US decision to allow Ukraine to use long-range missiles to attack inside Russia, saying it would further enflame the conflict, according to a readout shared by his office on Wednesday.

Ukraine used US ATACMS missiles to strike Russian territory on Tuesday, taking advantage of newly granted permission from the outgoing administration of US President Joe Biden on the 1,000th day of the war in Ukraine.

On the same day, Russian President Vladimir Putin approved a policy document that lowers the threshold for Moscow to use nuclear weapons in response to attacks by an enemy using conventional weapons.

"Biden's step would be interpreted as a move to enflame the war and to ensure that it never ends but spreads," Erdogan told reporters on his flight back to Turkey from Brazil, where he attended the G20 Summit.

"This...