Vladimir Putin did not mention the test in his State of the Nation address, but the US military believes the operation was a failure.
Russia test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile on Monday during US President Joe Biden’s visit to Ukraine. According to military officials who spoke to CNN, the test ended in failure.
Russia notified the United States before conducting the test through dedicated lines for these scenarios, one of the sources added. The exercise poses no risk to the United States, which does not see the event as an anomaly or escalation in the tense atmosphere between Moscow and the West.
The test in question used a SARMAT missile known in the West as Satan II, which is capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads. Apparently, and according to US reports, the test ended in failure. And, experts believe, if the test had been successful, the Russian president would have mentioned it in his State of the Nation address.
Instead, Vladimir Putin made no mention of the publication during a speech that lasted an hour and 45 minutes. Even so, the Russian president formally announced that the country’s participation in the New START treaty between Russia and the United States to reduce nuclear deterrence would be suspended.
The height of the raid comes after the two countries communicated through different channels earlier in the week, and the Americans announced to Russia that President Joe Biden would visit the Ukrainian capital, which was confirmed by the national adviser. White House security officer Jake Sullivan.
Vladimir Putin has previously announced successful tests of such missiles, including in April, just weeks after the outbreak of war. At that time, a SARMAT missile was used, which was presented to the world in 2016, the Russian press talks about a projectile capable of traveling more than 11 thousand kilometers.
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