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.

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

An ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the North Atlantic Treaty Organization of being party to military action in Ukraine. Earlier today, the chairman of Russia'

Ukraine's spy chief said on Saturday that Russia's increased production of guided bombs as well as artillery ammunition deliveries from North Korea present major problems for Ukrainian forces on the battlefield.

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.

And that right doesn't stop at the border of your own nation," said Admiral Rob Bauer, speaking at the close of the committee's annual meeting, also attended by U.S. Gen. CQ Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Rob Bauer said that Ukraine has the solid legal and military right to strike deep inside Russia, but the US has not yet given approval.

Ukraine has the right to defend itself, states the Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer. And according to international norms and rules of military conflict, this right does not end at its borders.