Vladimir Putin has launched a terrifying demonstration of Russia’s nuclear arsenal, executing missile tests and massive military exercises – just one day after his scheduled meeting with US President Donald Trump was suddenly scrapped.

The intimidating show of strength arrives as tensions between Moscow and Washington continue to spiral over the raging conflict in Ukraine’s eastern regions.

The Kremlin revealed that a Yars intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from the Plesetsk facility in northwestern Russia, while a Sineva ICBM was fired by a submarine positioned in the Barents Sea. It comes after Russian soldiers humiliated Putin with their actions.

Tu-95 strategic bombers also took part in the exercises, deploying long-range cruise missiles in a stark display of Russia’s military might.

The Russian and US presidents had been considering a meeting in Budapest, Hungary, but the planned summit was axed this week amid fears that negotiations to end the war are at an impasse.

Putin claims exercises were pre-planned

Although Putin maintains that the drills had been scheduled beforehand, the timing of these military maneuvers has sparked suspicion, occurring merely one day after the breakdown of the eagerly awaited Trump-Putin summit in Budapest.

The gathering was designed to initiate talks aimed at ending the Ukraine conflict, but collapsed due to disputes over territorial compromises and Western weapon supplies to Kyiv.

Trump expresses deep anxiety

The US president has previously articulated his worries about the impending danger of nuclear warfare, describing it as “the greatest threat to humanity.”

The collapse of the Hungary meeting, which was meant to establish the groundwork for a ceasefire, has only intensified concerns about a possible escalation in the war. Ukraine hits Russian chemical facility with British-supplied missiles.

In a dramatic escalation, Ukraine’s armed forces struck a crucial Russian chemical facility using British-manufactured long-range Storm Shadow missiles. The Bryansk chemical facility, which manufactures gunpowder, explosives, and rocket fuel, was targeted in a coordinated missile and air assault, leading Moscow to caution the West against supplying Ukraine with long-range weaponry.

Trump wavers on Tomahawk missile delivery to Ukraine

During a White House session on Friday, President Trump seemed to reverse his previous readiness to provide US-manufactured Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Despite the potential enhancement to Kyiv’s long-range strike capabilities against Russian positions, Trump voiced reservations about intensifying the conflict and depleting US arsenals.

Trump’s reversal follows telephone conversation with Putin

The US president’s shift in position occurred just one day after he conducted a phone conversation with Putin, during which both leaders agreed to arrange their summit in Budapest. The gathering was scheduled to occur “within two weeks” before its sudden cancellation, leaving many questioning the future trajectory of the war in Ukraine.

Russia maintains control over 20% of Ukrainian territory as conflict continues Since initiating its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russia has successfully taken control of roughly 20 percent of Ukrainian territory, including the southern Crimea peninsula, which Moscow annexed in 2014. Despite recent suggestions by Trump that Kyiv could “win all of Ukraine back in its original form,” the road to a peaceful resolution remains unclear.

It comes after a terrifying map revealed the US regions where 75% of people will die in a nuclear World War 3.