Armenia's prime minister said Putin's NATO-style alliance, the CSTO, "creates threats" for his country.It's the latest salvo in an ongoing series of snubs from Armenia toward the bloc.Armenia recently froze its membership in the CSTO,

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is sceptical of Russian leader Vladimir Putin's threats, which come amid discussions about allowing Ukraine to launch long-range missiles deep into Russia. Source: Stoltenberg in an interview with The Times,

The head of NATO’s military committee says that Ukraine has the solid legal and military right to strike deep inside Russia to gain combat advantage, reflecting the beliefs of a number of U.S. allies.

Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia warned the UN Security Council that NATO could be seen as engaging in direct war with Russia if Western nations allow Ukraine to launch long-range strikes within Russia.

Nato will be at war with Russia if Western countries allow Ukraine to use long-range missiles deep inside Russian territory, Vladimir Putin warned. The Russian president claimed the programming of Western missiles would have to be done by Nato military personnel - bringing the organisation into direct confrontation with the Kremlin.

Ukraine would have a good military reason to strike deeper into Russia using Western weapons, a senior NATO military official said on Saturday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned NATO alliance leaders that a move to lift restrictions on Ukraine’s use of longer-range Western missiles to strike deep inside his country would be considered an act of war.

Head of Western alliance’s military committee says Ukraine has the legal and military right to launch long-range strikes in self-defense.

The outgoing head of NATO Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday he welcomed talks on Ukraine's use of long-range missiles to strike inside Russian territory, but any decision on the issue would have to be made by individual allies.