Long-range US missiles are to be deployed periodically in Germany from 2026 for the first time since the Cold War, in a decision announced at NATO's 75th anniversary summit.
The Tomahawk cruise, SM-6 and hypersonic missiles have a significantly longer range than existing missiles, the US and Germany said in a joint statement.
The Tomahawk cruise, SM-6 and hypersonic missiles have a significantly longer range than existing missiles, the US and Germany said in a joint statement.
US cruise missiles to return to Germany, angering Moscow
By Paul Kirby, BBC News
". . .Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Moscow would react with a "military response to the new threat".
"This is just a link in the chain of a course of escalation," he argued, accusing NATO and the US of trying to intimidate Russia.
The joint US-German statement made clear the "episodic" deployment of the missiles was initially seen as temporary but would later become permanent, as part of a US commitment to NATO and Europe's "integrated deterrence".
- German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, who was speaking at the NATO summit in Washington, said the idea behind the US plan was to encourage Germany and other European countries to put their own investment into developing and procuring longer-range missiles.
- Mr Pistorius joined colleagues from France, Italy and Poland on Thursday in signing a letter of intent aimed at developing long-range missiles in Europe.
- The European Long-Range Strike Approach (Elsa) was intended to improve European missile capability, which was "sorely needed to deter and defend our continent", Italian news agency Ansa reported. . .
- Politicians from Germany's Greens were critical of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's agreement to allow US missiles on German soil.
"It can even heighten fears and leaves room for disinformation and incitement," she told the Rheinische Post newspaper.
Russia-NATO tensions heat up over US missile deployment in Germany amid Ukraine war; Kremlin vows ‘military response’
- The North Atlantic alliance was created in an era of confrontation with the aim of maintaining confrontation, says Moscow.
A day after the United States and Germany announced at a NATO summit in Washington that they would deploy long-range missiles in Germany in 2026 to demonstrate their commitment to the European defense, Russia on Thursday said that it would plan “response measures” to contain the “very serious threat” from the Western military alliance.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said NATO was now “fully involved in the conflict over Ukraine”, Russian news agencies reported.
Peskov said:
“The North Atlantic alliance has once again very clearly confirmed its essence.
It is an alliance created in an era of confrontation with the aim of maintaining confrontation.”
“Tensions on the European continent are escalating” as a result, he added.
“Tensions on the European continent are escalating” as a result, he added.
Further, Peskov said:
“This obliges us to analyze very deeply the decisions taken in the discussion that took place.
This is a very serious threat to the national security of our country.
All of this will require us to take thoughtful, coordinated, effective responses to deter NATO, to counteract NATO.”
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NATO summit
NATO on Wednesday said the “episodic deployments” were in preparation for longer-term stationing that would include SM-6, Tomahawk cruise missiles and hypersonic weapons with a longer range than current capabilities in Europe.
Slamming NATO, China has accused it of seeking security at the expense of others and told the Western alliance not to bring the same “chaos” to Asia.
NATO on Wednesday said the “episodic deployments” were in preparation for longer-term stationing that would include SM-6, Tomahawk cruise missiles and hypersonic weapons with a longer range than current capabilities in Europe.
- The Western military alliance also stated that a new US air defense base in northern Poland, designed to detect and intercept ballistic missile attacks as part of a broader NATO missile shield, was mission-ready.
Slamming NATO, China has accused it of seeking security at the expense of others and told the Western alliance not to bring the same “chaos” to Asia.
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STORY: In a major step aimed at countering what NATO allies say is a growing Russian threat, the United States will start deploying longer range missiles in Germany in two years., The two countries ...
“NATO hyping up China's responsibility on the Ukraine issue is unreasonable and has sinister motives,” China's foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said at a daily briefing. He maintained that China has a fair and objective stance on the Ukraine issue.
- He maintained that China has a fair and objective stance on the Ukraine issue.
- Turkey has also reacted to the NATO’s announcement. . .
- “Any steps that could lead to this outcome should be consciously avoided.”
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