Putin Claims Burevestnik Test; Sanctions Jolt Oil

Vladimir Putin said Russia successfully tested its nuclear‑powered Burevestnik cruise missile, which top general Valery Gerasimov told him flew 14,000km over about 15 hours on 21 October. The weapon, dubbed “Skyfall” by Nato, has raised safety fears after a 2019 accident killed five scientists. Separately, Ukrainian drones briefly shut Moscow’s Domodedovo and Zhukovsky airports; officials said 28 were downed and gave no damage details. New US sanctions hit Russia’s oil sector, lifting prices 6% and prompting reported delivery pauses to India and China. Meanwhile, Kirill Dmitriev blamed efforts stalling US‑Russia talks as Donald Trump canceled a Budapest meeting.