Russian President, Vladimir Putinhas been shown this Thursday satisfied with the recently held in Istanbul, something that has taken advantage of its Ukrainian counterpart to re -ask for a personal encounter between them.
“In general, I value it positively. How can you positively value the fact that hundreds of people have returned to their homeland? “Putin said in statements to Russian public television during his visit to the Monastery of Valam, in the northwest of the country. “We need lasting and solid peace with a good base that satisfies Russia and Ukraine, and that guarantees the security of both countries”he added.
However, despite its rhetorical opening to dialogue, the Russian leader has nuanced that “Russian conditions are still in force”in reference to rejection of the entry of Ukraine into NATO and al International recognition of Russian annexation of occupied territories.
The Russian president His silence has broken like this After a few tense days in which international tension has grown, especially with him, who warned that Russia would have 10-12 days to cease its military operations. However, Putin has avoided responding to this threat.
Zelenski has not taken long to react to Russia’s alleged willingness to negotiate in his X account. In the first place, he has supported “the President Trump’s efforts to end the Russian war, stop the killing and achieve a decent and lasting peace “.
Then he has valued Putin’s words: “We have heard Russia’s statements. If these are signs of a genuine will to end the war with dignity and establish a truly lasting peace, and not a simple attempt to gain more time for war or delay sanctions, Ukraine reaffirms once again his willingness to meet at the level of leaders at any time“.
The Ukrainian leader has underlined the need to move from symbolic gestures to actions. “Ukraine requires going beyond the exchange of statements and technical meetings and moving to conversations between leaders. The United States has proposed. Ukraine has supported him. What is needed is Russia’s disposition, “he concluded.
Zelenski has also pointed to Putin as the sole responsible for ending the conflict: “We understand who makes decisions in Russia and who must end this war. The entire world also understands it. “
Another Putin statement has been the confirmation of the Take “several days” of the strategic Bastion of Chásiv Yar in Donetskwhat had been.
Russia receives the first orshnik hypersonic missile
Putin has also taken advantage of public appearance to announce a significant military advance: the Deliver to the Russian Army of the first Hypersonic Ballistic missile Orshnik. “We have produced the first series in Oreshnik series, the first series missile. It is already in service in the troops“He has confirmed.
The Orshnik missile represents a new phase in the arms race, being a Hypersonic projectile with the ability to evade traditional defensive systems. In this regard, Putin recalled that the new missile is able to achieve a Velociad of “Mach 10” or “2.5-3 kilometers per second”what does Indectable for enemy anti -aircraft defenses.
For his part, the president of Belarus, Alexandr Lukashenkowhich has accompanied Putin in his appearance, has ratified the willingness to place these hypersonic ballistic missiles in your country in 2026 And he has assured that The necessary infrastructure are already building. “This year we plan to conclude the works,” he said.
The Orshnik missile is part of the advanced weapons arsenal that Putin presented in 2018 as part of a New generation of systems “without equivalent in the world”an force exhibition that many interpreted as the beginning of a new “Galaxies War” between Russia and NATO.
According to Russian specialists, the orshnik is Designed to transport nuclear eyes and has at least six independent guidance headswhich allows you to attack multiple objectives with great precision.
It is a medium -range missile that, in theory, can impact White located thousands of kilometers with a minimum deviation of just a few tens of meters.
In November last year, Russia tried an orshnik No explosive load, launching it against a military installation in the Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk as part of a Operational Capacity Test.
