US President Trump said that Russian President Putin should end the Ukraine conflict, rather than test nuclear-powered cruise missiles. According to TASS news agency on October 27, Russian President's press secretary Peskov stated that Russia will act according to its own national interests.
Peskov said that the test firing of the "Kinzhal" missile would not escalate Sino-US relations, as the relationship between the two countries is already at a low level.
Peskov added: "So far, both sides have only taken initial exploratory steps to pull the bilateral relationship out of the previous deadlock."
Previously, on October 26 local time, Russian President Putin announced that Russia had tested a nuclear-powered cruise missile capable of carrying nuclear weapons. The missile can break through existing defense systems.
On the same day, Russian President's special representative Kirill Dmitriev stated that the US side had been informed of Russia's successful test of the "Kinzhal" nuclear-powered cruise missile. At the same time, during talks with relevant US officials, he conveyed President Putin's position that only constructive and mutually respectful dialogue could yield results.
Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin said that the "Kinzhal" nuclear-powered cruise missile would help enhance Russia's defense capabilities, safeguard national sovereignty, and contribute to world security.
Russian news agency RIA Novosti quoted expert opinions reporting that at a critical moment when Trump threatened to provide "Tomahawk" missiles to Ukraine and NATO countries attempted to send troops to Ukraine, Putin personally demonstrated the deterrent power of the "Kinzhal" missile. The significance lies in this will force Western countries not to escalate attacks on Russia, avoiding further escalation of the Ukraine-Russia war. Second, this move also demonstrates Russia's strong strategic deterrence capability and enhances the confidence of the Russian military and people.
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