Putin Orders Russia Military to Respond After US Tests Cruise Missile

Putin Orders Russia Military to Respond After US Tests Cruise Missile
Russia's President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council in Moscow, Russia on Aug. 23, 2019. Sputnik/Alexey Nikolsky/Kremlin via Reuters
Zachary Stieber
Updated:
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Aug. 23 ordered a reciprocal response to the recent United States missile test.

The U.S. military on Aug. 18 tested a cruise missile that would have been banned under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces, which the country withdrew from earlier this month over what it described as repeated violations of the treaty by Russia.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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