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Oreshnik Missile Shows Russia's Retaliatory Power to Western Arms Supplies

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A view shows the Christ the Saviour Cathedral, Russian Foreign Ministry headquarters, a Soviet era high-rise building on Kotelnicheskaya Embankment and the skyscrapers of the Moscow International Business Centre, also known as Moskva-City, during sunset in Moscow, Russia. - Sputnik International, 1920, 22.11.2024
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia's further actions if the West does not take its concerns into account have been outlined, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday, commenting on a statement made by President Vladimir Putin about a brand-new medium-range missile, Oreshnik.
Putin said in a televised speech on Thursday that Ukraine fired US-supplied ATACMS missiles and the UK's Storm Shadows at facilities in the Kursk and Bryansk regions on November 19. Russia responded by launching a combined strike against a defense industry complex in Dnepropetrovsk, also known as Dnipro, on Thursday using the Oreshnik missile.
"Further retaliatory actions in the event that our concerns are not taken into account are also quite clearly outlined," Peskov told reporters.
The main message of Putin's statement is that the West's reckless decisions on the supply of missiles to Ukraine cannot remain unanswered, the official said.
"We would, of course, prefer that Washington listened to the statements the Russian president made several months ago in St. Petersburg, where he absolutely exhaustively outlined our position on permission to use this foreign missile technology to strike deep into Russian territory. In St. Petersburg, the president sent a clear message, and we, frankly, would prefer that message to be taken into account," Peskov said.
Additionally, Russia sent the US an automatic warning about the launch of the Oreshnik missile due to the fact that the missile is a ballistic one, the official said, adding that the missile "does not cause responsibilities like an intercontinental missile, but still, since it is ballistic, this ... operates in automatic mode."
"The Russian side clearly demonstrated its capabilities," Peskov said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin makes an address to the Russian armed forces personnel and citizens after Ukraine fired six US-made ATACMS ballistic missiles on November 19 - Sputnik International, 1920, 21.11.2024
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