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I would like to stress once again that it is not Russia that is destroying the international security system, but the United States,
Putin stressed in the speech A regional conflict in Ukraine previously provoked by the West has acquired elements of a global character,
Putin said in an address to the nation carried by state television after 8pm Moscow time (0400 Friday AEDT). Today there was a new Russian missile. All the characteristics - speed, altitude - are (of an) intercontinental ballistic (missile). An expert (investigation) is currently underway,
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video statement The base) has been added to the list of priority targets for potential destruction which, if necessary, can be executed with a wide range of advanced weapons,
Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova concluded In the event of further escalation of aggressive actions, we will respond equally decisively and in kind
Our engineers named it Oreshnik.
He said of the new weapon If and when the moments when a ceasefire is declared and a negotiation takes place, Ukraine has to be in the strongest possible position with the most leverage to get the best negotiation at the table,
I know that the president-elect had met with Putin and said 'please do not escalate.' He has not taken the president-elect's advice,
Modern air defense systems that exist in the world and anti-missile defenses created by the Americans in Europe can’t intercept such missiles,
Putin declared in an icy and menacing tone You’re dropping multiple independently targetable warheads, MIRVs, at extremely high speed, so even Patriot will struggle to basically intercept those,
It is obvious that Putin is using Ukraine as a testing ground for weapons that threaten the world.”
Zelenskyy pointed to the strike as a sign of Moscow’s broader strategy, stating The Russian Federation tested a medium-range ballistic missile, known as Oreshnik, during its operation in Ukraine,
It is another example of reckless behaviour from Russia, which only serves to strengthen our resolve in terms of standing by Ukraine for as long as it takes,
a spokesman for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told reporters This is all about the political effect. This is not about the military value,
He disregards calls from China, Brazil, European countries, the US and other countries,
Russia can only blame itself for the consequences of its decision to attack Ukraine,
the spokesperson concluded While we take all threats against Ukraine seriously, it is important to keep a few key facts in mind: Russia likely possesses only a handful of these experimental missiles,
the official told Fox News Digital The missiles attack targets at a speed of MACH 10. That's 2.5 miles per second,
Putin said according to a translation Countries that are prepared to enter into a conflict with Russia risk a nuclear response. This doctrine is primarily a message to the team of the outgoing US president,
summarizes the Russian political scientist Nikolai Kostikin As I always say, ... they're not going to argue this in court: No one's going to hold a hearing before carrying out a nuclear strike."
Podvig remarks ironically
