Russia’s President Vladimir Putin announced Sunday a successful final test of a new nuclear-powered cruise missile, the Burevestnik, amid Moscow’s ongoing Ukraine offensive and uncertainty over a new summit with US leader Donald Trump. “The decisive tests are now complete,” Putin said in a video released by the Kremlin during a meeting with military officials.

He ordered the preparation of “infrastructure to put this weapon into service in the Russian armed forces.” Putin called the missile a “unique creation that no one else in the world possesses”, adding that the Burevestnik has “unlimited range”. (AFP)