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Russia n President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking to the media after the summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation in Astana, Kazakhstan, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024.on Thursday: “We do not rule out the use of Oreshnik against the military, military-industrial facilities or decision-making centres, including in Kyiv.”Putin told reporters at a Kazakhstan press conference that this ballistic missile is “comparable in strength to a nuclear strike” if used repeatedly on one area.
However, he did clarify that Oreshniks – which were used against against the Ukrainian city of Dnipro earlier this month– are not currently fitted with nuclear warheads.said this was a “despicable escalation” from Putin, while his team dismissed Russia’s claim that Oreshniks could not be shut down as “fiction, of course”.
Still, Moscow has suggested that this threat was triggered by the UK and the US’s decisions to give Kyiv permission to use theiPutin also used the press conference on Thursday to praise Trump and said he was shocked by the assassination attempt on the Republican in the run-up to the election.He said: “in my opinion, he is not safe now. Unfortunately, in the history of the United States, various incidents have happened. I think he is intelligent and I hope he’s cautious and understands this.
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