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Russia used cruise missile that led Trump to quit nuclear treaty: Ukraine

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A Russian cruise missile whose secret development led President Trump to abandon a nuclear arms control pact with Moscow in his first term has been used to attack Ukraine in recent months, according to Kyiv’s foreign minister.

Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha is the first to confirm that Russia has used the ground-launched 9M729 missile in combat, firing the missile at Ukraine 23 times since August and twice in 2022, Reuters reported.

The 9M729, which can carry a nuclear or conventional warhead and is believed to have a range of more than 1,500 miles, prompted Trump to pull the United States from........

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