Putin touts Russia’s new missile and delivers a menacing warning to Nato

A Russian strike on Dnipro (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

The new ballistic missile fired by Russia struck a military-industrial facility in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro, but its real mission was delivering a deadly new message to Nato.

Hours after Thursday’s strike touched off a debate over whether the Ukrainian plant was hit by an intercontinental ballistic missile, President Vladimir Putin made a rare and surprise appearance on Russian television to clear up the mystery.