Zelensky calls for “strong” response to Russian hypersonic missile strike

KYIV, Ukraine, November 22, 2024 (BSS/AFP) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday called for a firm response from world leaders to Russia’s use of a new generation of hypersonic missiles, saying it was a major increase in “scale “. and brutality’ of war.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has confirmed that Russia has tested a new type of medium-range hypersonic missile in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro.

“This is an obvious and serious increase in the scale and brutality of this war,” Zelensky said in a statement posted on Telegram.

Putin launched the strike in response to Kiev firing Western-supplied missiles at its territory and suggested the new weapon could be equipped with a nuclear warhead for future strikes.

Zelensky said it was “final proof that Russia definitely does not want peace.”

He also criticized the global response and warned other countries could also become targets for Putin.

“The world has to react. At the moment there is no strong reaction from the world,” Zelensky said.

“We must react. We must tighten. It is necessary to urge Russia to a real peace, which is possible only by force. Otherwise, there will be relentless strikes, threats and destabilization of Russia, and not only against Ukraine,” he he said. .