Washington, 27th October 2025
Commenting on the Sunday missile test of Russia's Burevestnik cruise missile, US President Donald Trump – in a rather vague statement – said Moscow and Washington "don't play games with each other."
Russian President Vladmir Putin had announced that the missile had cleared its final test, and lauded it, calling it "a unique weapon." According to Russian Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov, the missile flew around 14,000 km during its October trial, as per state media.
The Burevestnik is designed to fly at very low altitudes, change direction mid-flight to avoid interception, and hit underground or heavily fortified targets. Russian officials have hinted its warhead could be around a megaton in yield.
"They are not playing games with us; we are not playing games with them either," Trump told reporters.
Trump also commented on the possibility of introducing new sanctions against Russia, that he will announce his decision in due course. "You will find out," Trump said.
Additionally, Trump also referenced his own decision to move two US nuclear submarines closer to Russian waters, sarcastically commenting "we don't need to go 8,000 miles (14k km)" – in a jab at the distance covered by the new Russian missile during its final testing.
Mocking the test, Trump said that the announcement was not "appropriate," given its time and said, "A war that should have taken one week is now in its fourth year. That's what (Putin) ought to do instead of testing missiles."
The US President pointed out that he is not participating in discussions about the EU, using frozen Russian assets to pay for military aid to Ukraine.
"You have to ask the EU. I am not involved in that," Trump said.
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