Some military experts said the ICBM launch, if confirmed, could be seen as an act of deterrence by Moscow following Kyiv's strikes into Russia with Western weapons this week.

"An ICBM launch can certainly be seen as a threatening gesture, potentially in response to the lifting of restrictions on ATACMS and Storm Shadow. It’s a means of deterrence," said a European military source.

[–] Suffa@lemmy.wtf 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I’d like to see them try and escalate it back to hitting the US. Let’s see Trump defend an attack on American soil.

[–] Sundial@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago

There's no reality where Russia does this and comes out on top. That's just asking to be beaten.