Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, in a statement to the Russian state channel Rossiya-1, assessed the US decision to deploy long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles in Germany starting in 2026. Emphasizing that they will follow the developments regarding the decision in question, Peskov said , “Germany, the US, France and the UK are directly involved in the conflict in Ukraine. “All of this is being done to suppress our country and ensure our strategic defeat on the battlefield.” Peskov stated that the developments bore signs of the Cold War and said, “We are moving forward with firm steps towards the Cold War. “All of this has happened before.”
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Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said in a statement today that “we will develop a military response” to the US decision. According to a joint statement made by the US and Germany yesterday, Tomahawk cruise missiles and other long-range weapons will be deployed in Germany starting in 2026. The US last deployed such long-range weapons to Germany in the 1990s.
