US President Donald Trump has denied reports that Russia has tested a nuclear-powered cruise missile, the Burevestnik, and criticized Vladimir Putin for his claims about the new weapon. CNN reports.
During a conversation with reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump noted that the United States also has a powerful nuclear arsenal, including nuclear submarines that are located near the Russian coast.
“They know that we have a nuclear submarine – the best in the world – right off their coast. We don’t play games with them either. We test missiles all the time, ” – said Trump.
The American leader also expressed surprise at Putin’s boasting about missile tests during the war in Ukraine.
“I don’t think Putin should be talking about that, by the way. He should be ending a war that was supposed to last a week, and now it’s been going on for four years. That’s what he should be doing – instead of testing missiles,” – Trump emphasized.
The day before, Vladimir Putin visited one of the command posts of the joint grouping of forces, where the main topic of discussion was a report on the allegedly “successful” tests of the “Burevestnik” nuclear missile. This missile is one of the long-term projects of the Russian Federation – work on it, with the participation of the Novator Design Bureau, began back in December 2001, and it was first officially announced only in 2018.
