As Moscow conducted a nuclear-powered cruise missile test on Monday, US President Donald Trump offered guidance to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.
Donald Trump referred to Russia’s missile test as “inappropriate” and stated that Putin need to put a stop to the nearly four-year-old conflict in Ukraine.
“He should put an end to the conflict in Ukraine.” The fourth year of a conflict that should have lasted a week is almost upon us. According to news agency AFP, the US President told reporters on board his Air Force One that was what he should do rather than test missiles.
Trump’s remarks were made the day after Putin declared that Russia had successfully tested a cruise missile with nuclear propulsion.
By the way, Trump stated, “I don’t think it’s an appropriate thing for Putin to be saying, either.”
He seemed to alert Putin of a submarine he said was positioned close to Russia.
According to a White House audio clip, Trump told reporters, “They know we have a nuclear submarine, the greatest in the world, right off their shores, so I mean, it doesn’t have to go 8,000 miles.”
The Kremlin responds
Russia will follow its own national interests, the Kremlin declared Monday in response to Donald Trump’s remarks.
Nothing about the Burevestnik missile test, according Russian Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, should cause tensions with Washington.
Russia tests cruise missiles with nuclear propulsion
On Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Moscow has successfully tested the Burevestnik cruise missile, which is powered by nuclear.
Since the nuclear-capable weapon can penetrate any defense, it is essentially unbreakable. The weapon will advance in the direction of deployment.
According to Russia, the 9M730 Burevestnik (Storm Petrel) has now covered 14,000 kilometers of flight.
Putin referred to the new weapon as “unique” and stated that in order for it to be deployed, the missile’s class needs to be established and the necessary infrastructure ready. Before that could happen, a lot of work had to be done, Putin continued.
He said that there are no comparable nuclear-powered cruise missiles in the world to the Burevestnik.
Many Western specialists have expressed skepticism about the Burevestnik, which NATO code-named Skyfall, pointing out that a nuclear engine may be extremely unstable.
Putin stated in his 2018 state-of-the-nation address that Russia was developing the weapon and that it would have an infinite range, enabling it to go around the world without being detected by missile defense systems.
(With agency input)