Granted rare access inside the Kremlin, CNN's Fred Pleitgen attends a meeting between Russian president Vladimir Putin and the president of Kazakhstan. | CNN International

Russian forces have carried out a successful strike on three Ukrainian missile launchers, including a US-supplied high-mobility artillery rocket system (HIMARS), the Defense Ministry has said, releasing a video of the impact Stay updated with all the stories that matter — download the Hindustan Times app | Hindustan Times

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made a comparison between Russian and Western weapons, believing that Russian missiles have “proven their effectiveness compared to Western weapons.” “There are those who, until recently, relied on Western manufacturers, but are becoming increasingly convinced, observing what is happening in the world, how various conflicts are unfolding in which different weapons are used, that our weapons are superior”, Lavrov said. #Russia #Putin #Lavrov #weapons #missil