Russia throws threats at European capitals over US missiles deployment
Pravda Ukraine
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has warned that European capitals could become “potential targets” if their countries agree to host US long-range missiles.
Source: Peskov in an interview with Russian propagandist Pavel Zarubin, an excerpt of which has been posted on the latter’s Telegram channel, as reported by European Pravda
Details: Peskov said Russia has “enough potential” to deter these missiles, but “the potential victims are the capitals of these (European – ed.) states.”
He pointed out that during the Cold War, US missiles stationed in Europe targeted Russia, and Russian missiles targeted Europe, making the continent’s countries the primary potential victims of any conflict.
“The United States deployed such missiles, different types of missiles of different ranges, but always aimed at our country. Our country, accordingly, has identified these European locations as targets for our missiles,” Peskov said.
In response to a comment that the previous confrontation ended with the collapse of the Soviet Union, Peskov said: “And Europe is now bursting at the seams. This is not the best time for Europe. Therefore, the repetition of history in different configurations is inevitable, that’s what I’ll tell them.”
Background:
During the NATO summit in Washington, DC, it was announced that the United States and Germany agreed to deploy, among other things, Tomahawk missiles in Germany to strengthen deterrence and protect their NATO partners.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomed the plan to deploy US long-range missiles in his country. Scholz said the decision “fits perfectly into the German government’s security strategy”.
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