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The war in Ukraine – what message did Putin convey to Areshnik?
Experts are confident that Oreshnik worked as a method of psychological pressure on both Ukraine and its Western allies.
Russia's use of the Oreshnik intercontinental ballistic missile is accompanied by a number of loud statements from the Kremlin. Dictator Vladimir Putin presented the system as a response to Ukraine's use of Western long-range weapons against Russian targets, the Associated Press writes.
“We believe that we have the right to use our weapons against military facilities of those countries that allow their weapons to be used against our facilities,” Putin said.
Effect of psychological pressure
Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev emphasized the destructive potential of the Oreshnik, saying that the missile can…