Russian President Vladimir Putin has given state awards to the developers of the Burevestnik cruise missile and the Poseidon underwater torpedo, the latest signal in what analysts have cast as efforts by the Kremlin to discourage the West from supporting Ukraine.

At an awards ceremony in the Kremlin, Putin claimed the two nuclear-powered, nuclear-capable weapons were of "historic significance" for Russia and "for the entire 21st century."

"In terms of flight range, the Burevestnik … has surpassed all known missile systems in the world," Putin said in a speech on Tuesday, praising the state of Russia's defence technology.

Putin also said that Russia has begun serial production of the Oreshnik, another nuclear-capable missile. Russia used the hypersonic Oreshnik in a strike on the Ukraini

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