Russia conducted a failed test of the Sarmat missile during US President Joe Biden's visit to Kyiv.
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On February 20, 2023, when US President Joe Biden was visiting Kyiv, Russia conducted tests of the Sarmat missile, which ended in failure
Russia carried out a test of the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile around the time US President Joe Biden was in Ukraine on Monday, 20 February 2023, which appears to have failed.
The test of the heavy Sarmat missile – nicknamed the Satan II in the West and capable of delivering multiple nuclear warheads – appears to have failed, officials said.
Russia notified the United States in advance of the launch through deconfliction lines.
The test did not pose a risk to the United States and that the US did not view the test as an anomaly or an escalation.
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