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| Peskov on US plans for missiles in Germany: West and Russia are moving towards a cold war |
| 2024-07-12 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] US plans to deploy long-range weapons in Germany and NATO countries' support for this initiative are confidently leading the West and Russia to a cold war, with confrontation, said Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov. "We are confidently moving towards a cold war. All this has already happened! And all the attributes of the cold war with confrontation, with direct confrontation are returning," he said in an interview with journalist Pavel Zarubin, who published a recording of the conversation on his Telegram channel on July 11. The Kremlin spokesman noted that Russia should take into account the actions of Western countries. Peskov expressed confidence that this is not a reason for pessimism. On the contrary, in his opinion, the US plans should push Russia to pull itself together and use its full potential to achieve the goals of the special military operation. The Kremlin president's press secretary also added that the United States, Germany, France and Britain are directly involved in the Ukrainian conflict. As reported by Regnum News Agency, on July 10, the United States announced that in 2026 they would begin deploying long-range strike systems, including hypersonic weapons, in Germany. In particular, we are talking about systems such as SM-6 and Tomahawk. Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov noted that such a step would be a serious mistake. According to the diplomat, the US initiative threatens international security and strategic stability, and increases the likelihood of an arms race. On July 11, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that the American plan to deploy missiles in Germany was destructive. At the same time, the Deputy Foreign Minister emphasized that Russia had expected such a move and had prepared a response in advance. He specified that Moscow would announce specific response measures. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been extremely positive about the US plans to deploy missiles on German territory. At the same time, Bundestag member Sahra Wagenknecht, leader of the party "Sahra Wagenknecht Union for Reason and Justice" (BSW), called this American initiative madness. |
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