Posted 2/24/2023 5:51 AM / Updated 2/24/2023 5:52 AM
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised to operate the first launchers of the country’s latest model of intercontinental ballistic missile, Sarmat, a super-powerful system that allegedly has a record of failures, according to US sources. “We pay special attention, as always, to strengthening the nuclear triad,” he said in a video released yesterday on Defender of the Fatherland Day, a holiday in Russia.
Putin had described the Sarmat missile in April last year as a missile capable of “causing all anti-aircraft systems to fail” and that it would “make those who try to threaten” Russia think twice. The system is part of a series presented by the head of the Kremlin in 2018 as invincible. He claimed that the Sarmatians, whom Westerners call the Second Devil, have an almost unlimited scope.
Despite the severity of the statement, CNN, citing US sources who asked not to be identified, revealed that the last test of Sarmat failed this week. Dmitry Peskov declined to comment on the news. He said that “all information that deserves to be published is processed through the channel of the Ministry of Defense,” warning of Western “provocations.”
On Tuesday, in his annual address to the country’s political elite, Putin announced the start-up of other nuclear systems, without mentioning any of them, in addition to suspending Russia’s participation in the New Smart Treaty, the last bilateral nuclear disarmament agreement with the states parties. United State
In the same video, the president highlighted the importance of the Russian military, stating that the force is responsible for ensuring the country’s stability. He declared that “a modern and efficient army and navy are a guarantee of the country’s security and sovereignty and a guarantee of its stable development and future.” “For this reason, as before, we will give priority attention to strengthening our defense capabilities,” he added.
Putin stated that Russia will “lead the balanced and high-quality development of all components of the Armed Forces,” in particular by providing the troops with “new offensive systems, reconnaissance and communications equipment, unmanned aerial vehicles and artillery systems.”
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