Russia Could Deploy Advanced Hypersonic Missiles to Venezuela Amid Rising US Tensions
Russia may send its most advanced hypersonic missiles to Venezuela as tensions with the United States continue to escalate. Alexei Zhuravlyov, deputy chairman of Russia’s parliamentary defense committee, told Russian news outlet Gazeta.Ru that there are “no obstacles” to providing the Oreshnik or Kalibr missiles to the “friendly” nation.
“Russia is actually one of Venezuela’s key military-technical partners. The details and volumes of deliveries are classified, so the Americans might be in for a surprise,” Zhuravlyov said. “I see no obstacles to providing our friendly nation with new systems such as the Oreshnik or the well-proven Kalibr missiles. No international commitments restrict Russia in this regard.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin has described the Oreshnik missile as an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM), capable of traveling long distances at speeds of up to Mach 10 — 10 times the speed of sound.
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