"In 2019, we announced that we will not produce these missiles and we will not deploy them until the United States completes the deployment of these systems in certain regions of the world," Putin said at a Russian Security Council meeting on Friday. Can't do it." Reported by Xinhua News Agency.
He said, however, that the US now not only produces these missile systems but has already brought them to Europe for military exercises.
Putin stressed, "Obviously, we need to start building these systems and then, depending on the real situation, make decisions about where to deploy them if necessary to ensure our security. will be."
The US and the Soviet Union signed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty in 1987, which banned them from possessing, developing and testing ground-based ballistic missiles with ranges of 500 to 5,500 kilometers.
The US officially announced its withdrawal from the INF Treaty in 2019.
He said, however, that the US now not only produces these missile systems but has already brought them to Europe for military exercises.
Putin stressed, "Obviously, we need to start building these systems and then, depending on the real situation, make decisions about where to deploy them if necessary to ensure our security. will be."
The US and the Soviet Union signed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty in 1987, which banned them from possessing, developing and testing ground-based ballistic missiles with ranges of 500 to 5,500 kilometers.
The US officially announced its withdrawal from the INF Treaty in 2019.
