Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, launched a nuclear exercise on Wednesday during which ICBMs capable of striking the United States and cruise missiles were launched, the Kremlin announced.
The drill came a day after an expected meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Putin to discuss ending Russia's war with Ukraine was abruptly called off.
The exercises involved Russia's full nuclear triad—land-based, sea-based, and airborne assets, according to the statement reported by Russia's state RIA news agency on Telegram.
During the exercise, a Yars intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) was launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome and Tu-95MS strategic bombers conducted air-launched cruise missile strikes, the Kremlin said.
A strategic submarine cruiser launched a ballistic missile from the Barents Sea.
"The exercise tested the level of preparedness of the military command and the practical skills of the operational personnel in organizing the control of subordinate forces," the Kremlin statement said.
"All exercise tasks were completed."
The tests come amid high tensions between Russia and the West. NATO began military exercises last week.
Trump is trying to bring an end to the war in Ukraine, that has devastated large parts of the country. Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
However, on Tuesday, an expected summit between Trump and Putin to be held in Budapest, Hungary, was called off.
The White House said there were no plans for Trump to meet with Putin "in the immediate future."
The White House statement came after Russia reiterated its peace terms, including Ukraine giving up the entire Donbas region, Reuters reported, citing three unnamed sources.
That was a rejection of Trump's statement on Sunday that the current front lines should form the basis of a peace settlement to end the war.
Speaking to reporters, Trump said that during a meeting on Friday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, there had been no discussion that Kyiv should cede the Donbas.
Trump said the war should "just stop at the lines where they are—the battle lines," which would mean Russia keeping large parts of Ukraine.
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