Vladimir Putin 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 will start deploying long-range fire capabilities in Germany in 2026 in an effort to demonstrate its commitment to Nato and European defence, the Washington and Germany said earlier this month.

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 Europe, Washington and Berlin said.

In a speech on Sunday to sailors from Russia, 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.

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    3 months ago

    […]Russia will station similar missiles within striking distance of the west.

    Both of them?

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        3 months ago

        If those are russian-made then one is already broken and the other one is lost somewhere. As per tradition.

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    3 months ago

    Well…we already lost the war for pacifism…now let’s see if we win the war for peace by showing russia that it gains nothing by invading anyone.

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    3 months ago

    We really ought to just respond to all of Putin’s bullshit warnings with that exact same warning, but about staying in Ukraine.

    “By remaining in Ukraine, Russia risks triggering a cold war-style missile crisis!”

    “If Russian forces stay in Ukraine, there will be dire consequences!”

    Etc.

    Feed him his own word salad and don’t put any more thought into it.

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    3 months ago

    “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.”

    Ok. Bring it on. If you threaten everyone with nuclear fire every time you have a tummy ache, no one will take you seriously. At this point I strongly doubt Russia even has functioning nukes. That’s how laughable you have become.