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Russia will launch the serial production of its new powerful Oreshnik missiles in the "near future," Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday. "In the near future, serial production of such systems should be ensured to protect the security of Russia and our allies," said Putin in a speech at the Russian Defense Ministry's final board meeting of the year on Monday, which was publicly broadcast. -snip- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said last week that he had asked Putin to provide him with the new missiles, and Russia agreed to supply Oreshniks "for free."

Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, lashed out at Ukraine and South Korea on Tuesday in the wake of reports that Pyongyang is sending troops to Russia, calling the two countries "bad dogs bred by the U.S." and threatening to unleash nuclear weapons. In her statement to the Korean Central News Agency, the dictator’s sister warned that a "military provocation against a nuclear weapons state" could lead to a "horrible" and "unimaginable" situation. She scorned Seoul and Kyiv's "reckless remarks" about states with nuclear weapons — which she repeatedly said North Korea has — describing...