Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov stated that the time may come when Moscow needs to deploy nuclear missiles in response to Western actions.
“I confirm that if President Vladimir Putin, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces, and our military declare that we need special ammunition for certain aircraft carriers, then that type of weapon will be deployed. But this decision must be made based on a combination of factors. I do not rule out the possibility that the time will come when it is necessary,” TASS news agency quoted Ryabkov as saying on Rossiya 1 television channel on August 4.
Previously, according to a joint press release from Washington and Berlin, the US will begin deploying a wave of long-range firepower from its Multi-Domain Task Force in Germany in 2026, including SM-6 anti-aircraft missiles with a range of up to 460km and Tomahawk cruise missiles, which are believed to be capable of striking targets more than 2,500km away.
The White House said that “hypersonic weapons under development” will also be deployed in Germany and will have a “significantly longer range than current land-based weapons in Europe.”
German Foreign Ministry spokesman Sebastian Fischer said the plan to deploy these weapons is aimed at deterring the use of Russian weapons against Germany or other targets. This is part of efforts to maintain a strategic balance in Europe, which has seen increased tensions between Russia and the West.
On July 28, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that if US long-range missiles appeared in Germany, Russia would no longer abide by the unilateral moratorium on the deployment of intermediate- and short-range offensive weapons, including strengthening the capabilities of its naval coastal forces. He hinted that Russia could reinstate such weapons, especially after the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty was suspended in 2019.
VNA
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