Russia plans to mass produce the “Oreshnik” intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM), President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with Russian Defense Ministry officials on Friday, as reported by the Kyiv Independent.
New frontiers in the war
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukrainian forces were working to develop new air defense systems to counter future attacks similar to the one on Thursday.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday there was “no doubt” that the Biden administration would understand its messaging with the new missile, as reported by The Moscow Times.
“We believe that we have the right to use our weapons against military facilities of the countries that allow to use their weapons against our facilities,” Putin said in his address.
“We haven’t seen any indications of Russia preparing to use a nuclear weapon in Ukraine,” said White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre to reporters at a briefing on Friday. “This war can end today, and you hear us say this over and over again — it can — if Russia would stop, the war would stop — what they’re doing with their aggression. ”