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Putin’s words come after the US said on July 10 it would start sending such weapons to Germany from 2026 as part of aThe president said: “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.”: “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.
Putin was speaking to sailors from Russia, China, Algeria and India who were gathered to mark Russian navy day in St Petersburg. to deploy Pershing II launchers – meant to deliver a nuclear warhead – in Western Europe in 1979.So Putin thinks the US’s intention of sending long-range missiles to Germany is similar.
“This situation is reminiscent of the events of the Cold War related to the deployment of American medium–range Pershing missiles in Europe,” Putin added. The Cold War describes the lengthy rivalry between the Soviet Union and the US after World War 2 which was kind of nuclear stalemate.He claimed that he invaded Ukraine because the West and Nato was extending its influence to far eastwards – although most in the West believe it is actually a Russian land grab.
He also alleged in September 2022 that Russia’s weapons were more advanced than the West’s and that he was “not bluffing” when it came to deploying them.Defence Secretary Reminds Trump Exactly Why Putin Should Not Be Allowed To 'Prevail' In UkraineSign up and we will email you daily with the best of our political and news coverage while also giving you a taste of our most-popular lifestyle, opinion and personal blogs.
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