Live: Putin flaunts nuclear-capable missile as Ukraine war continues
Live news updates: Sarmat missile will 'provide food for thought' to Russia's enemies, says president.
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Last Updated at April 20, 2022 22:03 IST
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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with government members via a video link in Moscow (Photo: Reuters)
Live news updates: Russia said on Wednesday it had test-launched its Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, a new addition to its nuclear arsenal which President Vladimir Putin said would give Moscow's enemies something to think about.
Putin was shown on television being told by the military that the missile had been launched from Plesetsk in the country's northwest and hit targets in the Kamchatka peninsula in the far east. "The new complex has the highest tactical and technical characteristics and is capable of overcoming all modern means of anti-missile defence. It has no analogues in the world and won't have for a long time to come," Putin said, according to Reuters.
"This truly unique weapon will strengthen the combat potential of our armed forces, reliably ensure Russia's security from external threats and provide food for thought for those who, in the heat of frenzied aggressive rhetoric, try to threaten our country."
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