Naryshkin spoke about the reaction of the West to Putin's words about the Petrel

The statement by Russian President Vladimir Putin about the successful completion of tests of new types of weapons caused a serious reaction abroad. This was announced on January 26 by Sergey Naryshkin, Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service.

"The statement made by the President of the Russian Federation on the successful completion of tests of the Burevestnik and Poseidon weapon systems made a serious impression on both our opponents and our partners," Naryshkin said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

According to him, Western politicians, military and experts did not expect that Russia would be able to create such advanced weapons systems in a relatively short time.

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Earlier, on November 9, 2025, it was reported that the Burevestnik cruise missile and the Poseidon underwater vehicle are world-class breakthrough technologies that have no analogues. The Kremlin noted that the appearance of similar systems in other countries is possible, but not in the near future. It was also emphasized that the development of such weapons requires the work of large teams of highly qualified specialists and is not related to nuclear explosive tests.

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