MOSCOW In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin delivers a televised address to the nation at the Kremlin in Moscow on Nov. 21, 2024 Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that the conflict in Ukraine had characteristics of a "global" war and did not rule out strikes on Western countries. The Kremlin strongman spoke out after a day of frayed nerves, with Russia test-firing a new generation intermediate-range missile at