Donald Trump has instructed the U.S. Department of War to begin nuclear weapons testing, saying the move is necessary to match the capabilities of Russia and China.
The Burevestnik missile is designed to fly at very low altitudes, between 50 to 100 metres, which makes it difficult for air defence radar to detect.
Russia conducted its annual strategic military exercise, codenamed Thunder, on 22 October, testing the effectiveness of its entire nuclear command chain from order issuance to weapon deployment.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that former President Donald Trump’s decision not to supply long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles reduced Russia’s interest in diplomacy.
President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the United States may send Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine if Russia fails to agree to end the ongoing war.
The United States has been helping Ukraine conduct long-range strikes on Russian energy infrastructure in a coordinated effort aimed at weakening Russia’s economy.
The Royal Netherlands Navy has escorted a Russian submarine and support tug through the North Sea after they transited from the Mediterranean.
The North Atlantic Council met this morning at the request of Estonia under Article 4 of the Washington Treaty, following Russia’s violation of Estonian airspace on 19 September.
Polish and Dutch fighter aircraft shot down Russian drones over Poland during the night after the unmanned aircraft entered NATO airspace.
There were 19 intrusions into Polish airspace overnight with large part of drones entering from Belarus, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said in parliament.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday that at least eight Russian drones were directed towards Poland during a major overnight assault.
Poland said it scrambled its own and NATO air defences to shoot down drones on Wednesday after a Russian air attack on western Ukraine, the first time in the Ukraine war that Warsaw has engaged assets in its airspace.
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