Addis Ababa, April 28, 2022(Walta) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned outside forces against interfering in the Ukrainian conflict, promising a “lightning-speed” response to such actions, with the use of Moscow’s most advanced weaponry.
Putin was speaking to lawmakers in Moscow on Wednesday.
“If someone decides to intervene in the ongoing events from the outside and create unacceptable strategic threats to us, they should know that our response to those oncoming blows will be swift, lightning-fast,” he explained.
“We have all the tools to do this. Tools that no one except us can brag about. But we’re not going to brag. We’ll use them if such a need arises,” the president added, without specifying which tools could be deployed.
Russian authorities have already made all the necessary decisions to prepare for such a response, he added.
Last week, Moscow successfully tested its state-of-the-art RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile. The new nuclear-capable weapon can carry several Avangard hypersonic gliders, which are said to be able to bypass any existing air defenses due to their extreme speed and ability to make constant maneuvers during their flight.
Unlike Russia, the US and its NATO allies currently have no hypersonic weapons in service. For now, at least.
Western countries have been actively supplying Kyiv with weapons, including anti-tank and anti-aircraft missile systems, armored vehicles, and howitzers, since the start of the conflict with Russia. They have also imposed sanctions aimed at reducing Russia’s ability to fund its military campaign, according to RT.