Russia said its latest nuclear-capable missile system has been deployed in Belarus, a day after Moscow claimed that Ukraine had carried out a large-scale drone attack on Vladimir Putin’s residence. Footage released by Russia’s ministry of defence showed the new Oreshnik missile trundling through a snowy forest. The deployment, if true, would symbolically reduce the time it would take for a Russian missile to hit an EU capital. A Russia's Oreshnik missile system is seen during a training in an undisclosed location in Belarus. Commentators said US security pledges were meaningless if Trump was willing to accept everything the Russian president told him.

Source: Irish Examiner January 01, 2026 03:11 UTC