Launching multiple Oreshnik missiles in a single attack would have destructive power similar to that of a nuclear weapon, the Russian president claimed.
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00:00Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to strike Ukrainian capital Kiev with recently unveiled Oreshnik missiles,
00:09as he praised US President-elect Donald Trump as quite clever and experienced.
00:14He made the comments during a news conference on the sidelines of a security summit alliance of former Soviet nations in Kazakhstan.
00:23But for significant purposes, we will accept those funds that are at our disposal, including, as I said,
00:35we do not exclude the use of Oreshnik missiles in military facilities or decision-making centers, including in Kiev.
00:55While at the summit, Russia's leader also praised incoming US President Donald Trump.
01:00It is possible that the current administration wants to create additional difficulties for the future.
01:11This is also possible.
01:14But as far as I can imagine, the newly elected president is still a smart and experienced person.
01:26Moscow has launched intensifying attacks against Ukraine's energy infrastructure recently,
01:32with Trump's victory casting uncertainty over the future of Ukraine.