<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Russian President Vladimir Putin has given state awards to the developers of the Burevestnik cruise missile and the Poseidon underwater torpedo, the latest signal in what analysts have cast as efforts by the Kremlin to discourage the West from supporting Ukraine.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>At an awards ceremony in the Kremlin, Putin claimed the two nuclear-powered, nuclear-capable weapons were of "historic significance" for Russia and "for the entire 21st century."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"In terms of flight range, the Burevestnik … has surpassed all known missile systems in the world," Putin said in a speech on Tuesday, praising the state of Russia's defence technology.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-nuclear-weapons-testing-order/313382ba-b47b-4a27-be10-9cc8782b3b97" rel="" target="_blank" title="Trump makes 'immediate' nuclear weapons testing order, minutes before meeting Chinese president"><strong><span>Trump makes 'immediate' nuclear weapons testing order, minutes before meeting Chinese president</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Putin also said that Russia has begun serial production of the Oreshnik, another nuclear-capable missile. Russia used the hypersonic Oreshnik in a strike on the Ukrainian region of Dnipro last November – the first time in history an intermediate-range ballistic missile has been used in battle.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The awards ceremony comes amid growing tension between Moscow and Washington, after US President Donald Trump – frustrated by Putin's prevarications over ending the war in Ukraine – last month imposed sanctions on two Russian oil giants and cancelled a proposed summit with the Russian leader in Hungary.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Days after Trump's sanctions, Putin announced on October 26 that Russia had successfully tested the Burevestnik cruise missile.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/burevestnik-missile-developers-honoured-by-vladimir-putin/edc329fe-7e71-41fb-83e0-07155acae4a8" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In a video released by the Kremlin, Putin – wearing military garb – was shown meeting with Russia's chief of the general staff, Valery Gerasimov, who told the president that the Burevestnik flew 14,000 kilometres over 15 hours.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>On October 28, Putin claimed the Poseidon – another "invincible" Russian weapon with a range of more than 9650km - had been successfully tested.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/shonkys-awards-choice-names-commonwealth-bank-temu-hcf-energy-retailers/100afa9c-2325-4462-a1ec-e1618e6d8c6a" target="_blank"><strong><span>Choice reveals its Shonkys 'award' winners for 2025</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Neither weapon is new. Putin unveiled both weapons in 2018, and even announced a successful test of the Burevestnik in 2023.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But analysts say Russia is using previously announced missile technology to send new nuclear threats to the West, and the US in particular.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The repeated emphasis on the long range of the weapon and ability to overcome any missile defence system also indicates that the intended target would be the United States, not a regional adversary that Russia could strike with much cheaper shorter-range systems," the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) said in a report published on Tuesday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The report noted the Trump administration's plan to build a </span><a href="https://cnn.com/2025/05/21/politics/trump-golden-dome-missile-intl-hnk"><span>"Golden Dome"</span></a><span> missile defence system to shield the US from foreign attacks.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Although Putin did not explicitly reference the Golden Dome in his October 26 announcement of the Burevestnik test, he has repeatedly stressed the missile's ability to evade missile defences.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Putin is using this test to create fear in the United States to discourage US decisionmakers from pursuing policies that threaten Russian interests," the CSIS report said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The awards ceremony in the Kremlin comes days after Trump ordered the resumption of US nuclear weapons tests. The US president said he gave the order "because of other countries' testing programs."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In his speech on Tuesday, Putin claimed that Russia "is not threatening anyone."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Russia, like all other nuclear powers, is developing nuclear potential and its strategic potential. Everything we have been talking about now is work that was announced long ago," he said</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the </span></em></strong><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple App Store</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span> and </span></em></strong><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>.</span></em></strong></div></div>