Lavrov recalled why Russia was forced to create hypersonic weapons

“We needed weapons that were guaranteed to be able to overcome missile defenses.

Otherwise, a country with missile defense and offensive weapons may be tempted to launch the first strike in the hope that the response will be suppressed by missile defense systems,” the minister said.

These weapons are "described in the most detailed way in the specialized press," he said.

“We do not hide their presence.

We were even ready to talk with the United States that the strategic stability treaty, which will replace the current Strategic Arms Treaty, would also include a discussion about the new systems that have appeared, will still appear and can become a subject of discussion.

Now the Americans have stopped all these negotiations.

We will rely on ourselves,” Sergey Lavrov concluded.

Earlier, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to the President on the successful firing of the Tsirkon hypersonic missile from a frigate of the Northern Fleet in the White Sea.

Shoigu also said that Russia has successfully tested a promising system that "jeweled" hit the old satellite.