{"id":2531962,"date":"2026-01-09T11:28:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T16:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-demands-us-response-to-russias-nuclear-capable-missile\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T11:29:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T16:29:37","slug":"zelensky-demands-us-response-to-russias-nuclear-capable-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-demands-us-response-to-russias-nuclear-capable-missile\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelensky demands US response to Russia&#8217;s nuclear-capable missile"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fzelensky-demands-us-response-to-russias-nuclear-capable-missile%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2531962&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for a &#8220;clear response&#8221; from the United States after Russia launched the nuclear-capable Oreshnik ballistic missile during an overnight barrage that also included 242 drones, 13 ballistic missiles and 22 cruise missiles aimed at energy facilities and civilian infrastructure in Kyiv and Lviv. Russia&#8217;s Defense Ministry said the Oreshnik launch was retaliation for an alleged Ukrainian drone attack on President vladimir Putin&#8217;s Novgorod residence-an attack Ukraine denies. This is the second known combat use of the Oreshnik as November 2024; Ukrainian officials say the missile landed in the Lviv region near the EU and NATO border and warned it poses a grave threat to European security. Foreign Affairs Minister Andrii Sybiha urged strong transatlantic responses and criticized Russia&#8217;s justification as false. the article also notes U.S. actions against Russia-linked assets, including the seizure of the Russian-registered tanker Marinera, and reports the White House had no comment on the Oreshnik launch.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Zelensky calls for &lsquo;clear response&rsquo; from US after Russia&rsquo;s use of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-military-officials-unite-in-opposition-to-biden-admins-iran-deal\/\" title=\"Israeli Military Officials Unite in Opposition to Biden Admin\u2019s Iran Deal\">nuclear-capable missile<\/a> in strikes<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2468222\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\">Ukrainian<\/a> President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/volodymyr-zelensky\/\">Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> is calling on the United States to give a &ldquo;clear response&rdquo; to an overnight barrage of Russian military strikes in Kyiv and Lviv, which included the launch of a nuclear-capable missile.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\">Russia&rsquo;s<\/a> Ministry of Defense confirmed it launched the nuclear-capable Oreshnik ballistic missile on Thursday evening, marking the second time the Kremlin has fired the Oreshnik in combat. Zelensky said the Oreshnik came alongside a Russian launch of 242 drones, 13 ballistic missiles aimed at &ldquo;energy facilities and civilian infrastructure,&rdquo; and 22 cruise missiles.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4412584\/trump-announces-cancellation-of-second-wave-of-attacks-on-venezuela\/\">Trump announces cancellation of &lsquo;second wave of attacks&rsquo; on Venezuela&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4410211\/maduro-operation-shows-trump-didnt-plan-wholesale-venezuela-regime-change\/\">Maduro operation shows Trump administration wasn&#8217;t planning wholesale regime change<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4407726\/america-europe-crossroads-echo-george-washington\/\">Washington&#8217;s echo: America and Europe at a crossroads once more&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;A clear reaction from the world is needed. Above all from the United States, whose signals Russia truly pays attention to. Russia must receive signals that it is its obligation to focus on diplomacy, and must feel consequences every time it again focuses on killings and the destruction of infrastructure,&rdquo; Zelensky <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/2009542786756792621?s=20\">wrote on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian Defense Ministry said in a Telegram <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/mod_russia_en\/25178\">post<\/a> that it launched the Oreshnik in response to an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4364393\/russia-attack-putin-residence-thwart-trump-peace-efforts\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kyiv-only-does-what-it-is-told-to-do-russia-says-u-s-behind-alleged-kremlin-drone-attack\/\" title=\"Russia accuses U.S. of orchestrating alleged drone ... on Kremlin, claims ... is obedient.\">alleged drone attack<\/a><\/a> by Ukrainian forces on&nbsp;Russian&nbsp;President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vladimir-putin\/\">Vladimir Putin&rsquo;s<\/a> Novgorod region home in December. The Russian posting warned, &ldquo;Any terrorist actions by the criminal Ukrainian regime will not remain unanswered in the future.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine has <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4364393\/russia-attack-putin-residence-thwart-trump-peace-efforts\/\">denied<\/a> launching the attack on Putin&rsquo;s residence, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4364559\/russia-dismisses-calls-evidence-ukraine-attack-putin-residence\/\">ripping it<\/a> as &ldquo;another lie&rdquo; to foil peace efforts. Russia prepped the Oreshnik system in Belarus after the alleged attack, sending a warning sign to Ukraine and its allies.<\/p>\n<p>Russia first launched the ballistic missile, capable of carrying a nuclear weapon, in Nov. 2024 in Dnipro, Ukraine, marking the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3243322\/putin-nuclear-brinkmanship-and-potemkins-village\/\">only other known use<\/a> of the missile until Thursday evening. Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Andrii Sybiha said Thursday&rsquo;s Oreshnik launch landed in the Lviv region, in the very western part of Ukraine. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Such a strike close to [the European Union] and NATO border is a grave threat to the security on the European continent and a test for the transatlantic community. We demand strong responses to Russia&rsquo;s reckless actions,&rdquo; Sybiha <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/andrii_sybiha\/status\/2009520982554231234?s=20\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;It is absurd that Russia attempts to justify this strike with the fake &lsquo;Putin residence attack&rsquo; that never happened. Another proof that Moscow does not need any real reasons for its terror and war.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sybiha also pointed to the U.S.&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4409365\/us-seizes-sanctioned-oil-tanker\/\">seizure of a sanctioned oil tanker <\/a>displaying a Russian flag, saying &ldquo;there needs to be more strong steps against Russian tanker fleet.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\">Trump administration<\/a> captured the Russian-registered Marinera, originally called Bella 1, on Wednesday in the North Atlantic Ocean as part of its pursuit of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >sanctioned oil tankers coming<\/a> from <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/venezuela\/\">Venezuela<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4410291\/maduro-capture-venezuela-raid-about-oil-russia-china\/\">TIANA LOWE DOESCHER: VENEZUELA RAID IS ABOUT THE OIL &mdash; KEEPING IT FROM RUSSIA AND CHINA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration also ousted former Venezuelan dictator <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nicolas-maduro\/\">Nicolas Maduro<\/a> &mdash; a Putin ally &mdash; last week, arresting him on drug trafficking charges. Maduro pleaded not guilty.<\/p>\n<p>The White House did not respond to the <em>Washington Examiner&rsquo;s<\/em> request for comment on Russia&rsquo;s Oreshnik launch.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zelensky urges US response to Russia&#8217;s missile strike<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2531963,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Zelensky.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[37107,4280,6991,32405,8630],"class_list":["post-2531962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-nuclear-weapons","tag-russia","tag-ukraine","tag-united-states","tag-zelensky"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Zelensky.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2531962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2531962"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2531962\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2531966,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2531962\/revisions\/2531966"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2531963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2531962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2531962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2531962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}