A power-hungry Putin reportedly sat “observing the exercises on screens along with the president of neighbouring [sic] Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko”
proclaimed at a press conference in Lithuania: “We hope he steps back from the brink of conflict,” as troops “move closer” to Ukraine's border.
“The Kremlin said Russia had successfully test-launched hypersonic and cruise missiles at sea and land-based targets during the exercises by Russia's nuclear forces,” Reuters reported. A power-hungry Putin reportedly sat “observing the exercises on screens along with the president of neighbouring [sic] Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko.” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the drills “should not cause anyone concern.
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