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It would be acceptable for Ukrainian forces to use Western weapons to attack military targets on Russian soil, a UK defence minister has said.

James Heappey said strikes on supply lines were a "legitimate" part of war.

The UK announced it will give Ukraine a small number of anti-aircraft vehicles.

Russia's defence ministry has accused the UK of "provoking" Ukraine into attacking Russian territory, while foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said Nato is engaging in a proxy war.

Mr Lavrov also said weapons delivered by the West to Ukraine would be fair targets.

Western countries have donated hundreds of millions of pounds of military aid to Ukraine since Russia launched its invasion back in February and Nato and European Union officials are meeting in Germany to discuss further military assistance.

It comes as Russia has focused its forces on the eastern Donbas region of Ukraine, with the UK's Ministry of Defence reporting the city of Kreminna, in Luhansk, has fallen.

Russia has accused Ukraine of attacking targets within its territory, including an oil depot in Belgorod, but Ukrainian forces have not confirmed any strikes.

Asked about this on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Mr Heappey said: "The question is, is it acceptable for our weapons to be used against legitimate Russian military targets by the Ukrainians?

"Firstly, it's Ukrainians that take the targeting decision, not the people who manufacture or export the kit in the first place. And secondly, it is entirely legitimate to go after targets in the depth of your opponents to disrupt their logistics and supply lines."

The armed forces minister added that it was also a "perfectly legitimate" part of war for Russian forces to be striking targets in western Ukraine to disrupt Ukrainian supply lines as long as they avoided targeting civilians - "which unfortunately they have not taken much regard for so far".

Ukraine is fighting an existential war with Russia so it is unsurprising Ukrainian forces should target supply lines over the Russian border.

It is equally unsurprising Western powers are relaxed that some of their weaponry are used in such strikes.

What is interesting about James Heappey's remarks is their frankness.

In other conflicts, such as in Yemen, British ministers tend to be coy about the use of British weapons.

On one level, the defence minister is just revealing his usual candour. He often speaks more as a former soldier than a politician.

But on another level, his remarks reflect Nato's deepening involvement in this conflict.

The weapons provided by western powers are getting bigger and more powerful.

It is one thing to give Ukraine short-range anti-tank bazookas. It is another to provide them with drones and artillery that can cross borders.

The line between defending Ukraine and attacking Russia is increasingly blurred.

On Monday Mr Lavrov claimed the West was "pouring oil on the fire" by providing Ukraine with firepower and repeated warnings that the conflict could lead to a third world war.

But Mr Heappey said the West had been very careful about the donation of weapons to Ukraine which was not a "purely Nato endeavour".

He said Russia had been saying it was in a conflict with Nato before the war began - "it's nonsense and [Mr] Lavrov knows it".

Mr Heappey added he thought the chances of a nuclear war were "vanishingly small", with no-one wanting such an outcome to the conflict.

Russia's defence ministry has also accused the UK of provoking Ukraine into attacks on facilities located in Russian territory.

It added that Russia would give a "proportional response" to any such attempt, the Interfax news agency reports.

"The Russian army is ready to deliver retaliatory strikes against decision-making centres in Kyiv using high accuracy weaponry," the ministry said.

For months Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been asking Western allies for more weapons to fight off the Russian invasion.

On Monday, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace announced the UK would gift a small number of Stormer vehicles fitted with launchers for Starstreak anti-aircraft missiles to give Ukrainian forces "enhanced, short-range anti-air capabilities both day and night".

He also told the Commons around 15,000 Russian troops have been killed since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, while 2,000 of its armoured vehicles had either been destroyed or captured.

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin is chairing the meeting of defence ministers at the US Air Force base at Ramstein in Germany on Tuesday.

Ahead of the gathering there are reports suggesting Germany would pledge to supply anti-aircraft systems to Ukraine.

The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is due to meet Vladimir Putin during a visit to Russia, having already met Mr Lavrov in Moscow.

During a news conference, he said the priority was to minimise suffering in Ukraine and end the war as soon as possible.

Talks are expected to focus on humanitarian corridors out of the besieged port city of Mariupol.

Mr Guterres is expected to meet President Zelensky later in the week.

UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss told MPs that the government had concerns "about an international security architecture that has Russia as one of the permanent members of the [UN] security council", adding that Russia had used its veto "as a green light for barbarism".

She said part of the UK's response had been working closer with allies like the G7 and Nato "because we simply haven't seen enough at a UN level".

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It would be acceptable for Ukrainian forces to use Western weapons to attack military targets on Russian soil, a UK defence minister has said. James Heappey said strikes on supply lines were a "legitimate" part of war. The UK announced it will give Ukraine a small number of anti-aircraft vehicles.

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The British embassy in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv will reopen next week, Boris Johnson has announced.

The prime minister also said there was a "realistic possibility" the Russian bombardment would continue until the end of next year.

Mr Johnson added the UK was looking at sending tanks to support Poland as it supplies Ukraine with heavy weaponry.

The prime minister made the embassy announcement at a news conference in Delhi, where he has been holding talks with Indian leader Narendra Modi.

It comes after Russia withdrew forces from around Kyiv when it failed to seize the capital, and launched an assault on the eastern Donbas region.

Mr Johnson visited Kyiv earlier this month to meet President Volodymyr Zelensky, following a pledge to give £100m worth of weapons to Ukraine.

Taking questions from reporters, the prime minister said intelligence assessments that the Russian assault could continue to the end of next year, and end with a Russian victory, were plausible.

He said Russian President Vladimir Putin has "a huge army" but "he has a very difficult political position because he's made a catastrophic blunder".

Mr Johnson said: "The only option he now has, really, is to continue to try to use his appalling, grinding approach driven by artillery, trying to grind the Ukrainians down.

"I think no matter what military superiority Vladimir Putin may be able to bring to bear in the next few months, and I agree it could be a long period, he will not be able to conquer the spirit of the Ukrainian people."

The prime minister said he was looking at what the UK could do to "backfill" weapons in countries, such as Poland, "who may want to send heavier weaponry to help defend the Ukrainians".

"We're looking at sending tanks to Poland to help them, as they send some of their T-72s [tanks] to Ukraine and other steps like that," Mr Johnson said.

Sending British main battle tanks to Poland, if confirmed, would be a very significant move.

As one senior British Army officer put it, it raises the UK's commitment to Ukraine by a further notch but also increases the chances of Britain - and Nato - eventually becoming co-belligerents in this conflict.

The tanks, which the Ministry of Defence says would be Challenger 2 main battle tanks, would be intended to "backfill" for Poland's T72 tanks, which it is sending directly to Ukraine. There are no plans to send British tanks or crews into action in Ukraine.

Until very recently Nato countries have been reluctant to supply heavy weaponry to the Ukrainians for fear of antagonising President Putin and risking an all-out European war that puts Nato forces into direct conflict with Russia.

But with each reported Russian atrocity that is revealed, notably in Bucha, these Western inhibitions have melted away.

Poland is sending tanks, Slovakia has sent its S300 air defence missiles and the US is sending powerful, long-range 155mm artillery.

For Ukraine's army, outnumbered and outgunned in the eastern Donbas region, such help cannot come quickly enough.

But President Putin has made no secret of his irritation at Nato's assistance to his enemy and he used this week's test-launch of a nuclear-capable missile to remind the West of Russia's massive arsenal of strategic nuclear weapons.

In the long term, Mr Johnson said he believed Western nations would respond to demands from Ukraine to guarantee the country's security against future attacks.

He said this would not replicate the Article 5 guarantee for Nato members - in which an attack on one country is treated as an attack on all members.

But instead, Western allies would offer pledges to provide weaponry, training and intelligence-sharing, the prime minister said.

"I hope it will enable the Ukrainians to offer deterrents by denial and to make sure their territory is so fortified as to be impregnable in the future to further attack from Russia," he said.

"Deterrence by denial" is a term in military thinking which means seeking to put off an aggressor by making their attack infeasible or unlikely to succeed, rather than through the threat of retaliation.

Mr Johnson added that he backed ministers if they chose to visit the embassy.

European diplomats have also been returning to the capital.

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The British embassy in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv will reopen next week, Boris Johnson has announced. The prime minister also said there was a "realistic possibility" the Russian bombardment would continue until the end of next year. Mr Johnson added the UK was looking at sending tanks to support Poland as it supplies Ukraine with heavy weaponry.

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Whether assessing the local climate, calculating the cost of living or understanding how easily you can make friends abroad, choosing a new country to live in comes with plenty of considerations. But when all is said and done, expats in certain countries end up happier than those in others.

To find out where expats were happiest these days, online network InterNations recently conducted a survey of 14,000 expats across 160 countries. The organization asked participants to weigh in on family life, work life, personal finance and ease of settling in to the community.

The countries where residents were happiest spanned the globe, with different factors contributing to each country's ranking: Ecuador scored high on affordability; career opportunities contributed to expats' satisfaction in Luxembourg and Switzerland; and overall friendliness helped Mexico and the US rise to the top.

But what's it really like to live in these expat hot spots? We interviewed people from each country's most populous city to find out.

Guayaquil, Ecuador
Ranking highest in overall satisfaction across a number of factors, Ecuador earned particularly strong marks for its low cost of living and the ease with which newcomers make friends. While plenty of expats settle in the cosmopolitan capital of Quito and in old world Cuenca, many are moving to Guayaquil, the nation's financial centre. Residents said an improving downtown area and rising career opportunities are among the draws.

"Just as New York is considered the financial and business centre and Los Angeles the arts and entertainment mecca of the US, the financial engine of Guayaquil contrasts with the cultural highlights of Quito," explained Park Wilson, originally from the US, on his expat blog Viva Tropical. "For native Ecuadorians, this contrast can be summed up in a local saying: 'the money is made in Guayaquil and spent in Quito.'"

But Guayaquil is becoming a cultural hub in its own right. The Malecón 2000 revitalization project, anchored by a 4km stretch of boardwalk, has upgraded the waterfront neighbourhood with a proliferation of restaurants, trendy boutiques and upscale condos. Cerro San Ana, which sits atop a prominent hill (and takes 444 steps to climb), has a bohemian vibe, with artisan shops and great views of the Guayas River.

Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Career-minded expats find plenty of opportunities in this tiny European country, which ranked second in the survey. According to the results, nearly two-thirds of the expats surveyed in Luxembourg moved there for a job. In fact, expats make up nearly 40% of the population. The large number ensures newcomers have an easy time connecting with fellow foreigners, and also gives the city an international flair

"When I came here for the first time, I was in the main playground of the city, Parc Merl, and it was full of mommies and kids," said Rute Vendeirinho, a writer who moved from Lisbon in 2012 and blogs about her experiences at her site Expat Mum in Luxembourg. "I was amazed with how many different languages we could hear in that same playground. Everyone was speaking a different language, but everyone was just playing together."

Connecting with other expats is easy, she said, adding that fellow expats are always willing to help out with information on housing, taxes, schools and other issues. "You only feel alone here if you want," she said.

While living close to the city centre is popular for singles and couples without kids, it doesn't come cheap - a small bedroom in a shared apartment can easily go for 1,000 euros. But downtown Luxembourg can also get a little sleepy after the workday, so those looking for livelier evenings should check out Clausen, just northeast of downtown. "Clausen is where the high-techies work hard and play hard - Microsoft, Skype and Amazon are here, as well as the hopping nightlife," said Mike McQuaide, who moved from the US two years ago and writes about his expat experience at An American in Luxembourg.

Those with families generally prefer to live in the city's suburbs, especially because a well-developed bus and train system makes commuting easy. The neighbourhoods of Belair and Merl, both on the west side of the city centre, are popular with expats because of their proximity to the International School. Farther afield to the southwest, Bertrange and Strassen offer more affordable housing options.

Mexico City, Mexico
Mexico makes foreigners feel right at home. The country ranked first in ease of settling in and friendly locals - in fact, 91% of expats reported feeling content in the country, even despite headlines touting its dangers. While personal safety is a concern, Mexico City has seen a drop in crime since 2011, even as crime in other parts of the country has risen. In general, expats find the welcoming nature of locals and the community-oriented culture enough to offset the risks.

"When I first arrived here, I found an amazing sense of family set into the everyday lifestyle," said Justin Ermini, who moved from the United States to Mexico City two years ago and now works as a chef at Anatol Restaurant. "On Saturdays and Sundays the parks are filled with children playing, families having long lunches together, [and] late family walks after dinner."

Both the nation's largest city and its capital, Mexico City - or DF, as it's often called, short for Distrito Federal (Federal District) - has diverse neighbourhoods that range from fast-paced to laid-back. "You can be in Polanco living with all the amenities and dining and shopping of any luxury city," Ermini said. "Coyoacán offers an artsy, hippy-like community feel and Roma is like the new Brooklyn, with speakeasy places, small boutiques and vintage stores."

About 24km south of the city centre, Xochimilco captures some of the region's more historic aspects, including its Aztec-era floating gardens, a traditional market and colonial-era houses and churches.

Zurich, Switzerland
Much like Luxembourg, Switzerland attracts expats interested in the country's banking industry and financial markets. Zurich, in particular, draws a diverse mix of Swiss German, Swiss French and Swiss Italians, along with other nationalities - and almost everyone speaks English.

"The city has a very high standard of living, so most expats are very comfortable here," said Gayle Cotton, a former Zurich expat who visits frequently and is the author of the book Say Anything to Anyone, Anywhere! 5 Keys to Successful Cross-Cultural Communication."In addition, there is a great support system for parents with children, and the schools and medical treatment are excellent."

Residing in downtown Zurich is expensive, so most expats live in the neighbourhoods near Lake Zurich, such as Kilchberg, Thalwil, Horgen, Zolikon and Meilin. "Commuting to the city is easy with the efficient public transportation of trains, tram and buses," Cotton said. While making friends here can be challenging due to the formality of the business community and the private nature of Swiss Germans, in particular, the friendships that expats do make can last a lifetime.

New York City, United States
The US ranked fifth overall on the list of best countries for expats, thanks in part to its citizens' friendliness and the abundance of entertainment options. Most expats reported finding plenty of career opportunities and felt they were able to fit in easily. And New York City - with its diverse population and countless cultural opportunities - is a big draw.

"New York is very energetic and very exciting," said Mish Slade, a former resident who moved to the city from London in 2012 and writes the Making It Anywhere blog. "There's a particular feeling you get that's unlike anywhere else." Residents have a get-stuff-done attitude that translates into working hard and also finding adventurous recreational opportunities. "It's a lot more of a let's-make-cool-stuff-happen attitude than a lot of the other cities we've lived in, which have a more let's- see-if-cool-stuff-happens vibe," Slade said.

The cost of housing does give many potential expats pause, as the city is the most expensive place to live in the US. Yet residents find they can save money on food ("eating out can be really cheap and really good!" Slade said), and by skipping the costs of owning a car in favour of the efficient, easy and affordable subway.

Though New York is fast-paced, those looking for a less frenetic neighbourhood feel might head to the Upper West Side or Park Slope in Brooklyn. Among the eight neighbourhoods she has lived in, Slade preferred the East Village. "In terms of food and location, the East Village is superb - it's easy to get anywhere useful from there," she said. The West Village, meanwhile, is packed with restaurants and boutiques and maintains a laid-back neighbourhood feel.

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