Vladimir Putin has warned the US that if Washington deploys long-range missiles in Germany from 2026, Russia will station similar missiles within striking distance of the west.
The US will start deploying long-range fire capabilities in Germany in 2026 in an effort to demonstrate its commitment to Nato and European defence, the Washington and Germany said earlier this month.
The US’s “episodic deployments” are in preparation for longer-term stationing of such capabilities that will include SM-6, Tomahawk cruise missiles and developmental hypersonic weapons that have a longer range than current capabilities in Europe, Washington and Berlin said.
In a speech on Sunday to sailors from Russia, China, Algeria and India to mark Russian navy day in the former imperial capital of St Petersburg, Putin told the US it risked triggering a cold war-style missile crisis with the move.
Sounds like Cuba 2.0. The deal struck was that the Soviets pull out of cuba and the US remove its missiles, quietly to save face.
ez. just deploy them in poland instead
WW2 flashbacks
In this case Russia is facing Germany AND the US.
I like those odds.
Russia complaining about ground-launched Tomahawks in Germany? If only there was some kind of treaty preventing that exact scenario
They were in violation of that treaty themselves and the US is no longer a party to it (as of 2019).
[…]Russia will station similar missiles within striking distance of the west.
Both of them?
They will have to move one from Ukraine. And the mover is still on cooking duty.
If those are russian-made then one is already broken and the other one is lost somewhere. As per tradition.
Stop giving them reasons to, fuckwit.
We really ought to just respond to all of Putin’s bullshit warnings with that exact same warning, but about staying in Ukraine.
“By remaining in Ukraine, Russia risks triggering a cold war-style missile crisis!”
“If Russian forces stay in Ukraine, there will be dire consequences!”
Etc.
Feed him his own word salad and don’t put any more thought into it.
Or we just ignore the clown…
I can’t remember any warnings Russia has issued that has actually ended up in something real. Not even in the days before Russian troops rolled off the Ukrainian border did they dare to be honest with their intentions. The only thing they were able to do was to sucker punch Ukraine.
So right now, Russia is like an annoying little poodle that is constantly barking.
It barks is because it’s afraid and knows it’s weaker than the dogs around it, just like Russia.
Putin: You better not do that US: OK (starts plans to do it) Putin: Hey! Stop that US: OK (starts to implement the plan) Putin: Hey I said stop US: I don’t work for you Germany: FEUERE DIE RAKETEN AB
Well…we already lost the war for pacifism…now let’s see if we win the war for peace by showing russia that it gains nothing by invading anyone.
I assume distance now only matters for speed of launch to impact before detection. Since missiles are effectively global anyway?
Striking distance of the west
Isnt that just basically having missiles stationed in russia?
The time between detection and impact is what makes the difference between total annihilation and very heavy losses/successful interception.
Sabre going bzzzzzzzzzzzz!
Poor uncle Poots. Got his panties in a bunch.
Pooty Poot! … George W.
Remember when George looked into Putin’s eyes and saw his soul? Wonder what he thinks of Putin’s soul these days?
I definitely remember that. Must have been a scary moment for both of them.
I don’t know, maybe they each looked into the eyes of a war criminal, saw a reflection of themselves, and thought, “we can be friends. Or at least work together for mutual interests.”
Interesting. Given that Bush claimed to see something, for “We understand each other” to Biden, I’m reading “As the sociopath you now know me to be, I am able to show exactly the amount of humanity to serve my purpose at any given time, and right now, you get nothing.”
Pretty much.
Who cares what he thinks. Protect Ukraine!
Protect Europe.
Putin doesn’t warn; all he does is threaten.
More small stick diplomacy?
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