Overview
- Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that weapons work constitutes a planned program not tied to current events.
- He said Russia develops both weapon systems and delivery mechanisms as part of ongoing modernization.
- Peskov argued breakthroughs cannot be created in just a few years and that current projects began long ago.
- The remarks were delivered in Moscow on Nov. 5 and carried by state news agency RIA Novosti.
- The statements did not announce specific systems, timelines, or new capabilities.