If the United States deploys weapons in Germany, the Russian Federation will consider itself exempt from the moratorium on the deployment of medium- and short-range missiles. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose speech was published. First channel.
On July 28, the president delivered a speech at the Russian Navy parade in St. Petersburg. During the event, he spoke about American officials’ plans to deploy long-range precision missile systems in Germany starting in 2026.
“If the United States implements such plans, we will consider ourselves freed from the unilateral moratorium we have imposed on the deployment of medium- and short-range offensive weapons, including on increasing the capabilities of our Navy’s coastal forces,” Putin said.
He added that if US missiles appeared on German soil, a number of important Russian objects would be within their range. The president also stressed that the flight duration would be only about 10 minutes.
Possibility of American weapons appearing in Germany on July 25 commented Mallory Stewart, assistant secretary of state for arms control, deterrence and stabilization, said Washington was ready to discuss the issue with Moscow.
Previously in Germany in the name a condition of refusing to station American missiles in the country.