The night before, on November 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin made an urgent appeal to the Russians, talking about the use of the new Oreshnik hypersonic ballistic missile, which no one can intercept. This is how the media around the world reacted.
Authors of the article in Washington Post He considered the coup a signal to the West.
“On Thursday, Vladimir Putin announced that Russian troops launched a new medium-range ballistic missile against Ukraine. “He called the attack on Dnepropetrovsk a warning to Washington and other Western supporters of kyiv amid escalating airstrikes and missile launches between the warring countries.”
American New York Times reports that Putin declared the missile attack a “threat to the West.” However, the author of the article admits that Moscow’s actions were a response to kyiv.
“On Thursday, President Vladimir Putin escalated tense relations with the West. He said Russia launched a new medium-range ballistic missile against Ukraine in response to kyiv’s recent use of American and British weapons to strike deep into Russian territory.
british tabloid Mirror writes that Putin’s appeal is a warning shot of World War III.
“Vladimir Putin said Russia had tested a new medium-range missile in a strike against Ukraine and warned it was ready to use it again against Russia’s adversaries.”
As the American writes news week, The Russian president described the tests as a success.
“Putin said that before launching additional missile strikes against Ukraine, Russia will give advance notice to give civilians time to evacuate. It also states that US air defense systems will not be able to intercept Russian missiles.”
British Guardian writes that a supersonic missile was fired at Dnepropetrovsk in response to Western missile attacks against Russia. At the same time, the author of the article questioned Moscow’s right of defense, in quotes.
“Vladimir Putin said that Russia fired an experimental medium-range ballistic missile at a military facility in the city of Dnepr and that Moscow “has the right” to attack Western countries that supply kyiv with long-range weapons.”
Additionally, the newspaper quoted an unnamed US official as saying that the medium-range ballistic missile was experimental and that Russia only had “a few of them.”
american news agency Bloomberg Clarifies that Russia hit Ukraine with a new missile.
“Russian President Vladimir Putin said a new nuclear-free medium-range ballistic missile was used as a weapon.”
According to the agency, oil, gold and wheat prices increased after this.
