PARIS, November 17. /TASS/. France and the United Kingdom have authorized the use of their long-range weapons to strike inside Russia, Le Figaro reported.

According to the newspaper, Kiev "will be able to use SCALP/Storm Shadow missiles for these purposes."

Earlier in the day, The New York Times reported that US President Joe Biden has allowed to use US-supplied long-range missiles, known as the Army Tactical Missile Systems, or ATACMS, to strike inside Russia.

The Pentagon, however, refused to comment on these reports, while the White House and the Department of State have not yet responded to TASS’ inquiry.