Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov waits before a meeting of Russia's President Vladimir Putin with Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Moscow, Russia, September 25, 2025. REUTERS/Ramil Sitdikov/Pool

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian armed forces will respond forcefully in the event of strikes deep inside Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in remarks published on Sunday.

"Like (Russian President Vladimir) Putin said, the response will be overwhelming," Peskov told state TV Kremlin correspondent Pavel Zarubin.

Putin said on Thursday that Moscow would never bow to pressure from the United States or any other foreign power, and cautioned that it would deliver an "overwhelming" response to any military strikes deep inside Russia.

On Sunday, Putin said that Russia had successfully tested its nuclear-powered Burevestnik cruise missile, a nuclear-capable weapon Moscow says can evade any defence system, and would move towards deploying the weapon.

(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Lidia Kelly, Aidan Lewis)