Putin said his military may use another of its new hypersonic missiles to target government or official buildings in Kyiv, in response to Ukraine’s continued use of American and British weapons.
Russian President Vladimir Putin made a series of military threats towards Ukraine and reiterated earlier statements that the United States and other European allies now have « direct involvement » in Ukraine’s conflict with Russia during a press conference in the Kazakhstan capital city, Astana.
Putin said his military may use another of its new hypersonic missiles — known as an Oreshnik, or ‘Hazel Tree’ — to target government or official buildings in Kyiv, in response to Ukraine’s continued use of American and British long-range missiles on Russian territory. The hypersonic intermediate range ballistic missile system — that Putin says cannot be intercepted — was first used by Russia last week against a weapons factory in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded to Putin’s threats to expand use of these hypersonic missiles in his nightly address.
« Putin wants to escalate the situation now so that President Trump fails to end the war », Zelenskyy said.
« Putin is the only culprit in this war », he added. « That’s why Putin’s escalation now is a form of pressure aimed at forcing the president of the United States to accept Russia’s terms.
