Putin says Russia is ready for a missile duel with the U.S
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on December 19, 2024
1 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026

Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on December 19, 2024
1 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026

Putin suggests a missile duel with the US to demonstrate Russia's Oreshnik hypersonic missile's capability against US defenses.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday suggested a missile 'duel' with the United States that would show how Russia's new Oreshnik hypersonic ballistic missile could defeat any U.S. missile defence system.
Addressing Western scepticism about the Oreshnik, Putin suggested that both sides select a designated target to be protected by U.S. missiles.
"We're ready for such an experiment," Putin said.
Putin also said that Oreshnik was a modern weapon, though it is based on previous Russian design developments.
Russia first fired the Oreshnik missile at the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Nov. 21, in what Putin cast as a response to Ukraine's first use of U.S. ATACMs ballistic missiles and British Storm Shadows to strike Russian territory with Western permission.
(Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin; Writing by Maxim Rodionov; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)
The main topic is Putin's proposal for a missile duel with the US to demonstrate Russia's Oreshnik hypersonic missile capabilities.
The Oreshnik is a new Russian hypersonic ballistic missile designed to defeat US missile defense systems.
Putin proposed the duel to address Western skepticism and showcase the effectiveness of Russia's new missile technology.
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