"Russia did not have hypersonic weapons in 2014, but now they do."

According to APA's Moscow correspondent, Russian President Vladimir Putin said this in an interview with the "Moscow.Kremlin.Putin" program broadcast on the "Russia" channel.

"Russia did not have hypersonic weapons in 2014, but now it has them, like other modern systems," Putin said.

He noted that the Russian Federation still needs to do a lot to develop its ground forces.