Germany responds to Putin's threats over Tomahawk missiles
Photo: Vladimir Putin, Russian President (Getty Images)
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be able to intimidate Germany with threats over US plans to deploy long-range Tomahawk missiles on German territory, states representative of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
"We will not be intimidated by such statements," emphasized the Ministry of Foreign Affairs representative, commenting on recent statements by the head of the Kremlin.
He reminded that Russia has been stockpiling its weapons for many years and is waging an aggressive war against Ukraine. Therefore, Berlin must respond to this.
What Putin said
Russian President recently threatened that Russia "would be forced" to cancel the "unilateral moratorium" on the deployment of short- and medium-range strike weapons in Europe.
The Kremlin intends to make such a decision if the US transfers some of its long-range Tomahawk missiles to Germany.
Putin explained that if the missiles are transferred, "important Russian targets," including state and military command facilities, would be within their range.
Incidentally, the US and Germany agreed to deploy Tomahawks on German territory during the NATO summit held from July 9-11 in Washington.
