Kremlin: Putin held Security Council meeting to discuss U.S. missile test

FILE PHOTO: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov attends a meeting, dedicated to the upcoming televised phone-in of Russian President Vladimir Putin with citizens, in Moscow, Russia June 19, 2019. Sputnik/Alexei Nikolsky/Kremlin via REUTERS/File Photo - Copyright SPUTNIK(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 23/08/2019 - 12:32•Updated 26/04/2024 - 02:55

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MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Friday that President Vladimir Putin had held a meeting of Russia's Security Council to discuss a recent U.S. cruise missile test.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on a conference call that Putin would make "an important announcement" shortly.

The Pentagon said on Monday it had tested a conventionally-configured cruise missile that hit its target after more than 500 km (310 miles) of flight, the first such test since the United States pulled out of a major arms control treaty with Russia on Aug. 2.

(Reporting by Anastasia Teterevleva; Editing by Andrew Osborn)

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Kremlin: Putin held Security Council meeting to discuss U.S. missile test

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