The war in Ukraine is entering a “decisive phase”, with Vladimir Putin’s launch of a new ballistic missile showing that the threat of global conflict is “serious and real”, Poland’s prime minister has said.

Recent events show that there is a real risk of a global conflict breaking out, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Friday, after Russia fired a hypersonic intermediate-range ballistic missile at a Ukrainian city.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned Friday that there is a "serious and real" threat of global war after this week's major escalation in the conflict in Ukraine.

The war in Ukraine has reached a "decisive phase," and the latest events demonstrate the real threat of a "global conflict," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Nov. 22. Tusk's comments came in the wake of Russia's attack on Dnipro a day earlier,

There is a real risk of a global conflict breaking out after Vladimir Putin launched a nuclear-capable ballistic missile at Ukraine, Poland’s prime minister warned.Donald Tusk said the war was taking on “dramatic proportions” with the threat of global conflict “serious and real”.