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Putin: We Will Strengthen Our Armed Forces

RUSSIA

Comments from President Vladimir Putin speaking at National Security Council hitting wires.

  • Says that Russia will 'strengthen its armed forces'.
  • Putin: 'Sarmat ballistic missile will be deployed for duty by year-end' .
  • Comes after Kremlin spox Dmitri Peskov stated earlier that US citizens captured in Ukraine were subject to the ruling of the courts of the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, and did not rule out that they could face death penalty.
  • Also stated that gov't in Kyiv has not attempted to re-start any peace negotiations with Moscow.

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