Russian leader says Washington risks triggering cold war-style missile crisis and promises to respond in kind
Vladimir Putin said if the US move went ahead, Russia would station similar missiles within striking distance of the west.Vladimir Putin said if the US move went ahead, Russia would station similar missiles within striking distance of the west.has warned the US that if Washington deploys long-range missiles in Germany from 2026, Russia will station similar missiles within striking distance of the west.
The US’s “episodic deployments” are in preparation for longer-term stationing of such capabilities that will include SM-6, Tomahawk cruise missiles and developmental hypersonic weapons that have a longer range than current capabilities in, China, Algeria and India to mark Russian navy day in the former imperial capital of St Petersburg, Putin told the US it risked triggering a cold war-style missile crisis with the move.
“We will take mirror measures to deploy, taking into account the actions of the United States, its satellites in Europe and in other regions of the world.”
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