US slams Russia’s use of nuclear-capable missile in Ukraine

UNITED NATIONS, United States — The United States on Monday decried Russia’s use of a nuclear-capable Oreshnik ballistic missile in Ukraine, calling it an “inexplicable escalation” during an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council. Russia’s use Friday of the intermediate-range missile, which was not carrying a nuclear warhead, “constitutes another dangerous and inexplicable escalation of