Fears of escalating a conflict with Vladimir Putin by allowing Ukraine to use U.S.-made long-range missiles to strike deep inside Russia might be the price of dealing with the Russian president’s ambitions, retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark, former NATO supreme commander, told Newsmax on Monday.

President Joe Biden on Sunday authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied long-range missiles to strike deeper inside Russia, easing limitations on the weapons while Russia deployed thousands of North Korean troops to reinforce its war.

“It’s a concern, but if deterrence means anything, if NATO means anything, then you’re going to have to come to terms with Mr. Putin,” Clark told “The Record With Greta Van Susteren.”

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