MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that Russia willbe working on missile strike systems that would be able to surpass anymissile defence system in the world.
“We will work on such missile strike systems that will certainly overcomeany missile defence system. We will do it, now it is already obvious,because missile defence systems are aimed against ballistic missiles flyingon a ballistic trajectory, while we have improved them many times and,moreover, have created other weapons, which no one in the world has,” Putintold Al Arabiya, Sky Nеws Arabia and RT Arabic broadcasters in an interview.
Putin is due to visit Saudi ArabialinkonOctober 14. During his visit, the Russian leader is expected to meet withKing Salman and the crown prince.
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On Thursday, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said that about 30 documents, bothcommercial and interdepartmental, were being prepared for signing ahead ofPutin’s visit. Putin is also due to attend the first meeting of theRussian-Saudi economic council, Sputnik has reported.
