Putin: Russia should start producing nuclear missiles

Criticizing America’s actions regarding the production and deployment of intermediate-range nuclear missiles (INF), Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized: Russia should produce nuclear missiles in response to America’s actions. Start the medium and short range.

According to the Saturday morning report of Ryanovsti news agency, during an operational meeting with the permanent members of the country’s Security Council, the President of Russia said that several years ago, the United States withdrew from the Treaty on the Proliferation of Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces, saying that Washington later announced which will produce such missiles.

Putin further pointed out that despite Washington’s action, Moscow announced in 2019 that it will not produce and deploy such missiles until Washington sends its medium-range nuclear missiles to any region of the world. : Nevertheless, today the United States not only produces these nuclear missiles, but has already deployed them in Europe.

The President of Russia also stated that Moscow should start producing this type of nuclear weapons in response to America’s actions, and reminded: We should also make a decision about deploying these nuclear missiles in accordance with America’s actions, and if we provide If our security requires, deploy them.

According to Ryanovsi news agency, in early May, the Russian Foreign Ministry in a statement pointed out that Moscow is intensifying the development and production of medium and short-range nuclear missile systems in response to Washington’s actions, and warned all governments again: if this If American missile systems are deployed in any region of this country, Russia will cancel its unilateral suspension for the deployment of these missiles and will retaliate against their action.

The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev, the then presidents of the United States and the Soviet Union (former), was signed in 1987, and according to this treaty, they manufacture, purchase or test land-based missiles with a long range. They banned 300 to 3,400 kilometers.

This is despite the fact that the President of the United States, Donald Trump, announced in March 2017 that the country would unilaterally withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.