Putin hails Russia's test launch of a new ballistic missile and calls it the world's most powerful
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Russian Strategic Missile Forces chief, Col. Gen. Sergei Karakayev, left on the screen, reports to President Vladimir Putin on a successful test launch of the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile at the Kremlin in Moscow, Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (Mikhail Metzel/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)In this image made from video provided by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, Russia's new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile is test launched at an unspecified location in Russia. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)In this image made from video provided by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, Russian servicemen oversee a test launch of the new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile at an unspecified location in Russia. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)In this image made from video provided by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, Russia's new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile is test launched at an unspecified location in Russia. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)Russian President Vladimir Putin listens as Russian Strategic Missile Forces chief, Col. Gen. Sergei Karakayev reports to him on a successful test launch of the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile. at the Kremlin in Moscow, Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (Mikhail Metzel/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
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Russian Strategic Missile Forces chief, Col. Gen. Sergei Karakayev, left on the screen, reports to President Vladimir Putin on a successful test launch of the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile at the Kremlin in Moscow, Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (Mikhail Metzel/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)