The Kremlin leader stated they embrace the brand new Sarmat heavy intercontinental ballistic missile that has entered service with Russian nuclear forces, together with the Burevestnik atomic-powered cruise missile and the Poseidon atomic-powered, nuclear-armed drone, that are finishing their exams.

At the identical time, he rejected Western leaders' statements about the specter of a Russian assault on NATO allies in Europe and dismissed Washington's declare Moscow was eager about creating space-based nuclear weapons.

He hailed Russian troopers and honored those that had been killed in preventing with a second of silence.

The speech comes two weeks earlier than Russia’s 2024 presidential election when he's anticipated to be re-elected for an additional six-year time period.