Kremlin says hypersonic missile strike on Ukraine was a warning to the west

The Kremlin said on Friday that a strike on Ukraine using a newly developed hypersonic ballistic missile was designed to warn the west that Moscow will respond to moves by the US and the UK to let Kyiv strike Russia with their missiles.

According to Agence France-Presse (AFP), the Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, was speaking a day after Russian president, Vladimir Putin, said Moscow had fired the new missile – the Oreshnik or ‘hazel tree’- at a Ukrainian military facility.

Peskov said Russia had not been obliged to warn the US about the strike, but had informed the US 30 minutes before the launch anyway. Putin remained open to dialogue, Peskov said.

  • SoyViking [he/him]
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    17 hours ago

    Pretty much, yes. If one great power keeps threatening and encroaching on another and undermines all attempts at diplomacy, it's pretty obvious what is going to happen.

    • Devorlon@lemmy.zip
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      14 hours ago

      Yes the greatest threat, if you attack me and my friends we'll attack you. Very scary so aggressive

      • SoyViking [he/him]
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        14 hours ago

        Me and my friends, just standing here next to you, brandishing our weapons...

        • Devorlon@lemmy.zip
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          13 hours ago

          As a deterrent, because I've never seen a NATO country attack Russia but have seen Russia invade plenty of countries not in NATO.

          It's almost like countries want to join NATO to avoid being invaded by Russia.

      • ShimmeringKoi [comrade/them]
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        13 hours ago

        Hey neighbor, you don't mind if I invite over my serial killer friend with "1488 gas all Devorlons" tattooed across his forehead to stay over for a while, right? Btw we're building a deer hunting stand in my yard with a perfect view of the couch you post from, don't freak out about it though. It's just a couple of guys hanging out.