Putin: We used a new type of ballistic robot
Russian President Vladimir Putin says the war in Ukraine has acquired "elements of a global conflict" after Ukraine attacked Russia with Western long-range missiles, Reuters reports.
- As a response to the Western aggression, we tested a new type of ballistic robot for medium distances, he says.
He adds that the attacks by Western robots against Russia will not affect the situation in Ukraine, and that he believes that Russia has the right to attack countries that use their weapons against them.
Analysis: Hardly a step towards nuclear war
If Russia fired a ballistic robot at Ukraine, it is a reaction to Western countries allowing Ukraine to shoot long-range robots at targets in Russia, writes DN's Michael Winiarski.
"It is not so likely that it is a first step towards a nuclear war."
The cost and limited number speak against Russia using intercontinental robots, he adds.
CNN's Nick Paton Walsh draws the same conclusion. It is a message to the West about Russia's capabilities, and hardly a major strategic change in a war that is currently going in Russia's favor, he writes.
"The key questions we don't have answers to yet are: What exactly was the robot, what is it capable of, and what did it accomplish?"
No matter what, it will have a noticeable effect if Russia managed to use a new type of robot to penetrate the Ukrainian air defenses, Paton Walsh continues.
Zelenskyi: Escalation - the world must react
The ballistic robot attack on Ukraine is final proof that Russia does not want peace. This is what Ukrainian President Zelensky says in a clip on Telegram, according to AFP.
- This is an obvious and serious escalation of the scale and brutality of the war.
He also criticizes the outside world for a lack of strong reactions. Only with force can Russia be forced to true peace, according to Zelensky.
The message comes after Putin confirmed that Russia had fired a new type of medium-range ballistic missile at Ukraine's Dnipro.
Russian President Vladimir Putin says the war in Ukraine has acquired "elements of a global conflict" after Ukraine attacked Russia with Western long-range missiles, Reuters reports.
- As a response to the Western aggression, we tested a new type of ballistic robot for medium distances, he says.
He adds that the attacks by Western robots against Russia will not affect the situation in Ukraine, and that he believes that Russia has the right to attack countries that use their weapons against them.
Analysis: Hardly a step towards nuclear war
If Russia fired a ballistic robot at Ukraine, it is a reaction to Western countries allowing Ukraine to shoot long-range robots at targets in Russia, writes DN's Michael Winiarski.
"It is not so likely that it is a first step towards a nuclear war."
The cost and limited number speak against Russia using intercontinental robots, he adds.
CNN's Nick Paton Walsh draws the same conclusion. It is a message to the West about Russia's capabilities, and hardly a major strategic change in a war that is currently going in Russia's favor, he writes.
"The key questions we don't have answers to yet are: What exactly was the robot, what is it capable of, and what did it accomplish?"
No matter what, it will have a noticeable effect if Russia managed to use a new type of robot to penetrate the Ukrainian air defenses, Paton Walsh continues.
Zelenskyi: Escalation - the world must react
The ballistic robot attack on Ukraine is final proof that Russia does not want peace. This is what Ukrainian President Zelensky says in a clip on Telegram, according to AFP.
- This is an obvious and serious escalation of the scale and brutality of the war.
He also criticizes the outside world for a lack of strong reactions. Only with force can Russia be forced to true peace, according to Zelensky.
The message comes after Putin confirmed that Russia had fired a new type of medium-range ballistic missile at Ukraine's Dnipro.
Ukraine's former ÖB: World War III underway
World War III has begun. That was the message from Valery Zaluzhny, Ukraine's former Minister of Foreign Affairs and now ambassador to Great Britain, during an award ceremony for Ukrainians organized by the newspaper Ukrainska Pravda.
- In 2024, Ukraine will no longer face Russia. Soldiers from North Korea stand on Ukraine's doorstep. "Iranian Shahed drones are killing civilians openly and completely shamelessly," he said, according to Politico.
He added that it was still possible to limit the war to Ukraine, but that the country's partners "don't seem to want to understand that."
The statements are in line with Zaluzhnyi's earlier gloomy statements about the war. A year ago, he became the subject of President Zelenskyi's ire after writing in a column in The Economist that the war had entered a World War I-like standstill.
World War III has begun. That was the message from Valery Zaluzhny, Ukraine's former Minister of Foreign Affairs and now ambassador to Great Britain, during an award ceremony for Ukrainians organized by the newspaper Ukrainska Pravda.
- In 2024, Ukraine will no longer face Russia. Soldiers from North Korea stand on Ukraine's doorstep. "Iranian Shahed drones are killing civilians openly and completely shamelessly," he said, according to Politico.
He added that it was still possible to limit the war to Ukraine, but that the country's partners "don't seem to want to understand that."
The statements are in line with Zaluzhnyi's earlier gloomy statements about the war. A year ago, he became the subject of President Zelenskyi's ire after writing in a column in The Economist that the war had entered a World War I-like standstill.
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