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Russia says nuke capable 'Satan 2' Sarmat missile system enters combat duty

Russia said on Friday (September 1) that the nuclear-capable Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile system has entered combat duty, RIA reported quoting General Director Yuri Borisov, who is the head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos

The RIA report mentioned that during the "Share Your Knowledge" marathon, Borisov said that "the Sarmat strategic complex has been put on combat duty".

The Sarmat superheavy intercontinental ballistic missile is designed to elude anti-missile defence systems with a short initial boost phase, giving enemy surveillance systems a very small window to track.

Weighing more than 200 tonnes and able to transport multiple warheads, Russian President Vladimir Putin once said that the missile could hit "any target on Earth".

https://www.wionews.com/world/russia-sa ... 631252/amp

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Putin says he won't renew the grain deal until the West meets his demands. The West says it has

Last edited Mon Sep 4, 2023, 03:19 PM - Edit history (1)
Source: AP

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that a landmark deal allowing Ukraine to export grain safely through the Black Sea amid the war won’t be restored until the West meets Moscow’s demands on its own agricultural exports.

Ukraine and its Western allies have dismissed the Kremlin’s demands as a ploy to advance its own interests.

Still, Putin’s remarks dashed hopes that his talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan could revive an agreement seen as vital for global food supplies, especially in Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

Russia refused to extend the deal in July, complaining that a parallel agreement promising to remove obstacles to Russian exports of food and fertilizer hadn’t been honored. It said restrictions on shipping and insurance hampered its agricultural trade, though it has shipped record amounts of wheat since last year.

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Personally I'm doubtful that Russia is even capable of democracy. Some societies and cultures have authoritarianism entrenched into their very being.