Vladimir Putin's Christmas threat to deploy missiles capable of 16,700mph speeds

14 December 2023 , 11:21

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Vladimir Putin's Christmas threat to deploy missiles capable of 16,700mph speeds

Warmonger Vladimir Putin has threatened to deploy missiles capable of flying towards the west at more than 16,000mph over Christmas.

Generals have moved more than 1,000 strategic missile troops and equipment for exercises in the Ivanovo region. Included in the machinery is Russia’s mobile nuclear-capable Yars intercontinental missile system in tests announced by the nation’s defence ministry’s Zvezda channel. Last month, during similar drills, two ballistic missiles launched from the RS-24 Yars “went off course”. However, the Kremlin is confident there will not be a repeat and believes the war in Ukraine will soon be won as it believes the West has failed to arm their enemy with enough firepower.

The Kremlin's RS-24 Yars are nuclear capable (Vladimir Smirnov/TASS)

Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Izvestia newspaper: “The Kyiv regime promised them that if you give us $100 billion, we will have a victory on the battlefield. The Americans now understand they were duped. There is no victory on the battlefield and, to be sure, Ukrainian forces are rapidly losing their positions. This is an inevitable process.

“The latest allocation by America of $200 million was “quite modest”. This puts the Kyiv regime in difficulty and we are going to be following this situation. “The West are truly in the first instance beginning to ask themselves the question just what are they spending this money on?"

Vladimir Putin has ordered tests on some of Russia's fearsome weaponry (SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images)

Earlier this month Vladimir Putin announced he is seeking another presidential term in a bid to extend his rule of more than two decades, state media has reported. He announced it to the Kremlin after awarding soldiers who had fought in Ukraine with Russia’s highest military honour, the Hero of Russia gold star, Russian state news TASS reported.

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The warmonger is inching closer to prolonging his repressive and unyielding grip on for another six years for an election on 17 March 2024 — that he is all but certain to win. Putin still commands wide support after nearly a quarter-century in power, despite starting an immensely costly war in that has taken thousands of his countrymen’s lives, provoked repeated attacks inside Russia and corroded its aura of invincibility. Under constitutional reforms he orchestrated, Putin is eligible to seek two more six-year terms after his current term expires next year, potentially allowing him to remain in power until 2036. Prominent critics who could challenge him on the ballot are either in jail or living abroad, and most independent media have been banned.

Will Stewart