A new resolution by members of the European Parliament (MEPs) calls for European Union countries to lift restrictions that prevent Ukraine from deploying Western weapons against military targets in Russia.

In a non-binding resolution on Thursday, the European Parliament passed a resolution urging member states to allow Ukraine to use its weapons to fire at targets inside of Russia while toughening sanct

A senior Russian lawmaker on Thursday said that Ukrainian strikes on Russia with Western missiles would lead to global war with the use of nuclear weapons and that Moscow's response would be tough with more powerful weapons.