Putin suggested a "technological duel" with "Oreshnik," while Zelensky expressed doubts about his mental fitness.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky commented on Putin's statements during the "direct line" about the superiority of the "Oreshnik" missile system and his suggestion to arrange a "high-tech duel" by striking Kyiv with this missile.

"You see who we are dealing with? Today, the 'comrade from the Kremlin' said that Russia offers a technological duel. He claims, 'We will strike, for example, somewhere in Kyiv with the "Oreshnik," this new missile, and they should set up air defense. Well, let's see what happens. And you think this is an adequate person? Just lunatics," Zelensky stated during a press conference in Brussels.

Putin, asserting that the "Oreshnik" is impossible to intercept, proposed some sort of "technological experiment, let’s say, a high-tech duel of the 21st century."

"Let them designate some target for destruction, say, in Kyiv, concentrate all their air defense and missile defense there, and we will strike with the 'Oreshnik' and see what happens," Putin said.

Later, Zelensky wrote on social media platform X about his thoughts on Putin's proposal, referring to him with an obscene term. The post from the Ukrainian president went viral and garnered widespread approval from the Twitter audience.

Background. Recall that during the so-called direct line, the Russian dictator referred to the war in Ukraine as a "movement" and spoke about negotiations.