Putin praises capabilities, prospects of new Russian weapons


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  • Wednesday, 05 Nov 2025

Russia's President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during an awarding ceremony marking National Unity Day at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, November 4, 2025. Maxim Shipenkov/Pool via REUTERS

(Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday praised some of Russia's newest weapons, describing them as faster and more effective, capable of ensuring security and strategic parity and even of use in rare metals extraction and lunar missions.

Putin extolled the qualities of the Burevestnik cruise missile and Poseidon super torpedo at a ceremony honoring the experts who helped design and build the weapons.

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