Vladimir Putin has staged a show of nuclear strength amid Donald Trump‘s re-election as he rolled out a terrifying Yars intercontinental ballistic missile.
This comes after a week Putin staged a mock nuclear war when he launched scores of missiles capable of unleashing a ‘massive’ strike in a stark warning to the West.
Footage released by the Russian defence ministry shows a 19,000 mph missile being transported on a special loading unit in the Kaluga region.
Yars missiles have a range of up to 7,500 miles, enabling strikes on the US as well as Europe.
They are currently the main element of the ground-based component of the Russian strategic nuclear force.
The latest drills follow Trump’s re-election amid deep strains in relations between Russia and the NATO countries over Putin’s continuing war against Ukraine.
While there was an assumption that Moscow preferred Trump to his opponent Kamala Harris, Putin has not officially congratulated the US president-elect.
On Wednesday, Putin’s spokesman said of the US:
‘Let us not forget that we are talking about an unfriendly country that is both directly and indirectly involved in a war against our nation.’
