Trump Responds to Putin’s Nuclear Tests: ‘We’re Not Playing Games’

President Donald Trump on Monday issued a sharp response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement of a successful test of the Kremlin’s new “invincible” nuclear-capable cruise missile — a weapon Putin says can strike targets anywhere on Earth and evade any known air defense system.

Traveling aboard Air Force One early Monday, Trump was pressed by reporters about the Russian test and responded with a mixture of warning and reassurance.

“It’s not appropriate,” Trump said, referring to the timing of Moscow’s missile announcement amid escalating global tensions and stalled peace negotiations over the war in Ukraine.

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