US officials believe the test failed after Russian President Vladimir Putin did not mention it in his State of the Nation address on Tuesday
Moscow tested an intercontinental ballistic missile on Monday while President Joe Biden was in Ukraine that appears to have failed, according to CNN.
US officials told the US network on Tuesday that Russia notified the US in advance of the missile test. According to the officials, the US did not view the test as an escalation.
It is a Russian SARMAT intercontinental ballistic missile, named Satan II by NATO, and was labeled a “supership” by the head of Russia’s aerospace research service.
US officials believe the test failed after Russian President Vladimir Putin did not mention it in his State of the Nation address on Tuesday. During his speech, Putin announced that Russia would suspend its participation in the New START nuclear arms reduction treaty with the United States.
US officials informed the Kremlin on Sunday, via the two nations’ de-escalation line, that Biden would make the trip to the Ukrainian capital ahead of the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of the former Soviet state, the adviser said on Monday. of national security Jake Sullivan.
The reported test launch of the missile, designed to carries up to 15 nuclear warheadsas well as hypersonic munitions, is Putin’s latest apparent attempt to make a “show of force” on the US.
Source :Skai
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