America to deploy long-range missiles in Germany by 2026 amid tensions
At the beginning of July, the White House announced that 2026 the United States would begin "sporadic" deployment of long-range weapons in Germany. This decision displeased Russia, but the German Chancellor does not intend to change it unless Vladimir Putin ends the war.
Russia must end the war in Ukraine for American missiles not to be deployed in Germany. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz conveyed this information during a press conference in Berlin.
The first thing Russia would have to do would be to stop the terrible war of aggression against Ukraine and give up the attempt to conquer the whole country - answered Scholz when journalists asked what Russia, theoretically, could do to prevent Germany from hosting American weapons.
According to the Chancellor, the decision to deploy American missiles in Germany aims to ensure that "there will be no war" in Germany.
We also need deterrents beyond what we already have, such as cruise missiles and long-range conventional weapons - he added.
At the beginning of July, the White House announced that in 2026, the United States would begin "sporadic" deployment of long-range weapons in Germany. "Deutsche Welle" noted that for the first time since the Cold War, Germany would be hosting weapon systems capable of reaching Russian territory.
Russia responded to Germany's decision
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia has sufficient deterrence capabilities in case American long-range missiles are deployed in Europe, but Russian missiles would have to be aimed at European capitals.
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not rule out that in response to the deployment of American weapons in Germany, Russia could deploy missiles, including those equipped with "nuclear warheads".
