Russia tests nuclear-capable missile amid high tensions with US and NATO
Test launch follows CIA director's visit to Moscow, while Zelensky orders increased Ukrainian drone strikes.
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Russia's defence ministry announced the successful test of a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile, following a visit to Moscow by CIA Director John Ratcliffe.
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The missile test follows a visit to Moscow by CIA Director John Ratcliffe to warn against attacks on NATO members.
Russia has successfully tested a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile that could reach the US, its defence ministry has said.
The missile, which has a range of more than 6,700km, was fired from the Arkhangelsk region in the country's northwest and reached its designated target at the Kura test site in Russia's far eastern Kamchatka region.
It comes just days after CIA Director John Ratcliffe had travelled to Moscow to warn Russia off any attack on a NATO member. The Kremlin has said he did not meet president Vladimir Putin during the visit.
Meanwhile, Volodymyr Zelensky has ordered his military to increase its long-range drone strikes against Russia to 1,000 per day, up from around 300 currently.
He also said the US had given Kyiv information about a number of meetings in Moscow over the last few days.
In a Telegram post, he wrote: "Today we received information from the American side about the meetings in Moscow that took place these days. There were a number of meetings there.”
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