Putin warns US of Cold War-style crisis if missiles deployed to Germany

Jul 29, 2024 8:30 AM, 5 news, 2 views

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned the United States against the deployment of long-range missiles in Germany, saying Moscow, in that case, would restart production of intermediate-range nuclear weapons and station similar missiles within striking distance of the West, Al Jazeera reported.

Earlier this month, the US said it would start deploying long-range missiles in Germany from 2026 as part of a longer-term militarisation that will include SM-6, Tomahawk cruise missiles and developmental hypersonic weapons.

Putin, during his speech to sailors from Russia, China, Algeria and India to mark Russian Navy Day in the former imperial capital of St Petersburg, said the US risked triggering a "Cold War-style missile crisis" with the move.

Read on Business-standard ›

“ The flight time to targets on our territory of such missiles, which in the future may be equipped with nuclear warheads, will be about 10 minutes,

Vladimir Putin, 5 months

'We Will Take Mirror Measures': Putin Warns US Against Deploying Long…

“ 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,

Russian President, 5 months

‘If US Carries Out…’: Putin Warns US Of Cold War-Style Missile Crisis…

“ This situation is reminiscent of the events of the Cold War related to the deployment of American medium–range Pershing missiles in Europe,

Vladimir Putin, 5 months

'We Will Take Mirror Measures': Putin Warns US Against Deploying Long…

“ If the United States carries out such plans, we will consider ourselves liberated from the unilateral moratorium previously adopted on the deployment of medium- and short-range strike capabilities,

Vladimir Putin, 5 months