Interstellar visitors rarely crash world leaders' press conferences. Yet, on 19 December 2025, the mysterious object 3I/ATLAS did just that, prompting a bizarre exchange with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
When asked by a journalist from Tyumen if the approaching object was an alien spacecraft or a foreign threat, Putin leaned into the microphone with a wry smile. 'It must remain exclusively between us,' he quipped to the reporter. 'It's our secret weapon.'
