In a televised announcement on May, 12, Vladimir #Putin announced the Sarmat would be ready for combat by the end of the year. This comes a few days after he said the war in #Ukraine was close to an end.
In a televised announcement on May, 12, Vladimir #Putin announced the Sarmat would be ready for combat by the end of the year. This comes a few days after he said the war in #Ukraine was close to an end.
Putin’s timing is interesting — just days after claiming the war is almost over, he rolls out the Sarmat? That’s a clear signal he’s not done escalating.
The Sarmat missile is a serious upgrade from the old Soviet systems. If it’s really combat-ready by December, NATO better have a solid response.
I’m skeptical. They’ve been hyping the Sarmat for years now, and it still failed tests last year. ‘Ready by end of year’ sounds like a bluff.
Why announce this right after talking about ending the war? It feels like he’s trying to distract from bad news in Ukraine with a nuclear threat.
If the Sarmat actually works, it changes the whole deterrence game. Those hypersonic claims are scary if true.
Children growing up in conflict zones never stand a fair chance. (d4a973)
Putin keeps saying the war is ending, but this missile announcement proves he’s thinking about the long haul. Just more fear-mongering.
The UN needs broader mandates to act decisively in conflicts like this. (4afe04)
The amount of disinformation surrounding this is staggering. (b9e409)
Regional stability hangs in the balance with every new escalation. (20ef11)
This conflict has exposed the limits of multilateral diplomacy. (f82a94)
The UN needs broader mandates to act decisively in conflicts like this. (5011bf)