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Russia Deploys Oreshnik Missile System to Belarus

Belarusian President Lukashenko said up to 10 Oreshnik missiles with a 5,000 km range are deployed, enhancing Russia's strike ability across Europe amid ongoing Ukraine peace talks.

  • Russia's Ministry of Defense announced Tuesday that the nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile system entered active service, with troops holding a ceremony in Belarus where the missiles were deployed.
  • Vladimir Putin, Russian President, said this month the Oreshnik would enter combat duty as U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian President, Sunday amid Russia-Ukraine peace talks.
  • Moscow first used the Oreshnik experimentally against a Dnipropetrovsk region factory in Dnipro, and Russia's missile forces chief says it can carry conventional or nuclear warheads and reach all of Europe.
  • At a meeting Monday, Vladimir Putin emphasized creating military buffer zones and warned Moscow will extend gains if Kyiv and Western allies reject Kremlin demands, threatening NATO allies aiding Kyiv.
  • Such weapons recall the Soviet-era treaty that was abandoned by Washington and Moscow; intermediate-range missiles can fly between 500 to 5,500 kilometers and negotiators seek progress on Ukraine's Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
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The announcement comes after Russia accused Ukraine of attacking Putin’s palace in Novgorod without presenting evidence

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According to Vladimir Putin, the Oreshnik missile system can do as much damage as nuclear weapons.

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This deployment would reduce the time it would take for a Russian missile to hit any capital of the European Union.

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Volodymyr Zelensky continues to deny the responsibility for the attack on the house of the tsar. Paris supports him: "No proof" . On January 6, the meeting of the Willies in France. Hypothesis of deployment of US troops in Ukraine.The Ukrainian diplomatic process continues in its winding paths. Yesterday, the Foreign Minister of Kiev, Andrii Sybiha, rejected the Russian accusation, according to which Ukraine would carry out an attack against the…

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