WATCH | Putin Laughs Off Question About 'Oreshnik' Missile Name, ‘I Have No Idea!’

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In a light-hearted moment, Russian President Vladimir Putin laughs off a question regarding the name of the Oreshnik missile, admitting, "I have no idea!" Watch as the Russian leader humorously deflects the inquiry, offering a rare glimpse of humor amid the tense political atmosphere. Don’t miss this unexpected and entertaining moment from Putin’s latest address!

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00:00And what about the name? Honestly, no idea, no clue. First, whether that is an old weapon

00:09or new weaponry, it's a cutting-edge type of weapon. Of course, anything that has been

00:18done anywhere is based upon previous achievements, and then we make a step forward. And the same

00:26thing applies to Oreshnik. Yes, there were certain developments in the past, some of

00:33them dating back to the new Russian history, and based on that groundwork, our researchers

00:39and scientists have been thinking what else they can do. They talked to the client, namely

00:46the Defence Ministry, and it was even brought up to my level, and I weighed in on the final

00:54decision on whether this new missile has to be produced and in what volume. This is a new

01:02weaponry, short-range and intermediate-range missile. You said that several experts and the

01:10West believe that it can be easily intercepted and destroyed, especially at the moment of launch.

01:19What can I say to these experts? The thing is, there are different types of air defence systems,

01:26because you should know that there are Patriot air defence systems, there are also THAAD systems.

01:39I don't know whether they have those in Ukraine. Maybe if Americans want, they can supply those

01:45systems. Let them. It's similar to our S-400, whereas the Patriot is more or less like S-300,

01:56whereas this new one, high-altitude air defence system is more or less like S-400. Let them do

02:06that. We'll ask our guys in Ukraine to find some good solutions. When I say our guys,

02:23I say that without irony, because there are those we can talk to in Ukraine, because there are many

02:29people in Ukraine who are dreaming of building their country of this neo-Nazi regime. But the

02:39thing is, THAAD is basically an anti-missile system, and for many years before, we had been

02:49asking the Americans not to deploy their systems. Otherwise, we would have to find systems that

02:57would allow us to penetrate those systems. We had to come up with the Vanguard system,

03:04which is kind of a cruise missile, which follows the landscape without going too high.

03:13So, basically, all of that is only leading to new expenses, especially for American taxpayers,

03:20without giving anything in return. That said, this system has been developed and deployed. There are

03:33two positions in Romania and in Poland, and there are 24 anti-missiles deployed there.

03:42I think they're called Standard 3 in Romania.

03:50It's the 1B modification with a 300-kilometre range, and it can intercept missiles at 80 to

04:00250 kilometres of altitude. In Poland, there is a newer modification. It can intercept

04:07as far as 1,000 kilometres and at the altitude of up to 500 kilometres, whereas Oreshnik is an

04:15intermediate-range missile, and it's 1,000 up to 5,500 kilometres. That's the range of Oreshnik.

04:26Now, just imagine our system is deployed 2,000 kilometres away.

04:38Even if the anti-missile is deployed in Poland, it's not going to be able to intercept.

04:45They say that the missile is very vulnerable at the launching stage, but they won't be able to

04:52intercept those missiles so far. Moreover, the launching sites are protected. Moreover,

05:05it takes time for the anti-missile to get to the missile, but it takes several seconds,

05:10and then it's too late to catch or to intercept it before the separation. So, there is no chance

05:20that the missile is going to be brought down by the anti-missiles. So, if the experts in the West

05:28think so, well, let them come up with a proposal to us and to the US. They can suggest

05:37kind of a technological experiment, kind of a high-tech fighting duel of the 21st century.

05:45They can designate a target, say, in Kiev. They can concentrate all of their air defence and

05:52anti-missile defence there, and we will strike it with Oreshnik, and we'll see what's going to

05:58happen. We are willing to conduct such an experiment. What about the other side? Are they ready?

06:07Well, we understand all of their anti-missile and anti-air defence systems are on high alert.

06:14They're ready. But, you know, what I've just told you is what I have learned from our engineers,

06:20from our scientists. And, of course, the American political leadership also get their information

06:27from their experts. So, let's conduct this duel and look at the outcome. It's going to be

06:32interesting because it's going to be useful both to us and to the American side. Don't miss out.

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WATCH | Putin Laughs Off Question About 'Oreshnik' Missile Name, ‘I Have No Idea!’

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