Putin says Russia needs to resume production of medium- and short-range missiles

Putin says Russia needs to resume production of medium- and short-range missiles

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June 29 2024, 08:24 AM • 23737 views

Putin said that Russia should resume production of medium- and short-range missiles in response to the possible deployment of such missiles by the United States in Europe and Asia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Russia should resume production of medium- and short-range missiles, allegedly because of the actions of the United States. He said this at a meeting with members of the Security Council, Russian media reported, UNN reported.

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According to Putin, in 2019, Russia announced that it would not produce and deploy medium- and short-range missiles, i.e., with a range of 500 to 5,000 kilometers, unless the United States deploys them in other countries.

Nevertheless, the Russian president claims that the United States "brought" such missiles for exercises in Europe and Asia.

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Today it is known that the United States is not only making these missile systems, but has already brought them to Europe for training in Denmark, and now it has been announced that they are located in the Philippines. It is not known whether they took these missiles out of there or not

- said the Russian leader.

So Putin said that his country needs to start producing medium- and short-range missiles, and then "decide where to deploy them.

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