A new hypersonic missile, conflict escalation and a warning for NATO: What you need to know from Putin’s latest address

Federaţia Rusă

The use of Western-made long-range missile systems in the Ukraine conflict has drastically changed its nature, the Russian leader has warned Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a televised address from the Kremlin on Thursday evening, outlining Moscow’s response to recent escalations of the Ukraine conflict.  He revealed that Russia had deployed a new hypersonic missile system in a strike on Ukrainian territory, criticized the United States for escalating tensions, and reiterated Moscow’