INDEPENDENT | Published December 12, 2024
Oreshnik missile is ‘just another attempt by Russia to terrorise Ukraine, which will fail’, says US official
Russia has urged its citizens not to travel to the West, especially the US, during the Christmas holidays.
Foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said the warning came “in the context of the increasing confrontation in Russian-American relations, which are teetering on the verge of rupture”.
The statement from the Russian foreign ministry, which referred to America “and its allied satellite states”, came after the Pentagon said Vladimir Putin could strike Ukraine again with its new intermediate-range ballistic missile in “the coming days”.
Vladimir Putin has claimed that the Oreshnik, or hazel tree, is impossible to intercept and that it has destructive power comparable to that of a nuclear weapon, even when fitted with a conventional warhead.
On the battlefield, “exceptionally fierce” fighting has erupted near the eastern city of Pokrovsk as Russian troops destroyed or captured several Ukrainian positions near the important strategic hub, Kyiv’s military said last night.
Russia is “throwing all available forces forward, attempting to break through our troops’ defences,” Ukraine’s top commander Oleksandr Syrskyi said.
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SOURCE: www.independent.co.uk
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Russian Foreign Minstry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova attends an annual news conference in Russia on Jan. 14, 2022. (Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
THE KYIV INDEPENDENT | Published December 12, 2024
Russia warned its citizens on Dec. 11 to avoid travel to the U.S, Canada, and most European Union nations, due to “increasing confrontation” with the U.S., Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said at a news briefing.
The announcement reflects further deterioration of relations between Russia and the West, which have broken down drastically since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Zakharova urged Russians to avoid trips to the U.S., Canada, and most E.U. nations, saying that trips to the U.S. in particular were “fraught with serious risks.”
The advisory is due to “the increasing confrontation in Russian-American relations, which are teetering on the verge of rupture due to the fault of Washington,” she claimed.
Zakharova also alleged that Russian citizens are at risk of being “hunted” by Western authorities when traveling.
Russian rhetoric against the U.S. escalated further in November, after Washington gave Kyiv approval to attack targets in Russia with long-range U.S. weapons. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov responded on Nov. 19 by threatening the U.S. with allusions to updates in Russia’s nuclear doctrine.
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SOURCE: www.kyivindependent.com
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