Kremlin Says Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missile Test Should Not Strain US–Russia Ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman said that nothing about the missile test could worsen relations, as they are ‘already at a minimum.’

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov in Moscow on Feb. 18, 2022. Sputnik/Sergey Guneev/Kremlin via Reuters

The testing of Russia’s new long-range nuclear-powered Burevestnik missiles should not affect relations between Moscow and Washington, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Oct. 27.

“There is nothing here that could or should further strain relations between Moscow and Washington, especially since they are already at a minimum,” Peskov said, according to Russian state media outlet TASS.