President Putin makes fresh threat to deploy new Satan II nuclear missile which can reach Britain in just three minutes by the end of 2022
Vladimir Putin has threatened to deploy Russia's new Satan II nuclear missile, which can reach the UK in just three minutes, by the end of 2022. The Russian president was speaking at an event with military academy graduates at the Kremlin on Tuesday, June 21, when he made the threat, The Telegraph reports. He also said the country will continue to boost its military following damage suffered during its ongoing invasion of Ukraine and praised his troops for battling 'like heroes'. Putin said Russia will place the first batch of Sarmat ballistic missiles on combat duty by the end of the year as part of the efforts, The Telegraph reports. The Sarmat missile, or 'Satan II', is said to be the world's longest-range intercontinental ballistic missile, capable of striking a target 11,200 miles away, meaning it could easily strike targets in the US and Europe. The Russian president previously describ...