Putin says Russia to resume production of nuclear-capable intermediate range missiles

Record ID: 1827511

  • Title: Putin says Russia to resume production of nuclear-capable intermediate range missiles
  • Date: 28th June 2024
  • Summary: NOVO-OGARYOVO, RUSSIA (JUNE 28, 2024) (RUSSIAN POOL) (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN PRESIDENT, VLADIMIR PUTIN, SAYING: "Today we will consider the question of the Russian Federation's further steps regarding a unilateral moratorium on the deployment of land-based intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles. As you know, a few years ago the United States withdrew from this treaty under far-fetched pretexts and announced that it would produce such missile systems. In 2019, we announced that we will not produce these missiles and we will not deploy them until the United States deploys these systems in any region of the world. Today we know that the United States is not only producing these missile systems, but has already brought them to Europe for military drills, to Denmark. More recently, it was recently announced that they are in the Philippines. It is not known whether they took the missiles out of there or not." WHITE FLASH (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN PRESIDENT, VLADIMIR PUTIN, SAYING: "In any case, we need to react to that and make decisions about what we should do next in this area. Apparently, we need to start manufacturing these strike systems and then, based on the actual situation, make decisions about where – if necessary to ensure our safety – to place them."
  • Embargoed: 12th July 2024 17:05
  • Keywords: Kremlin Moscow Putin Russia Security
  • Location: NOVO-OGARYOVO, RUSSIA
  • City: NOVO-OGARYOVO, RUSSIA
  • Country: Russia
  • Topics: Defence,Europe,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001471228062024RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: President Vladimir Putin said on Friday (June 28) that Russia would resume production of short and medium range nuclear-capable land-based missiles due to what he said were moves by the United States to deploy them in both Europe and Asia.
    The United States formally withdrew from the landmark 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with Russia in 2019 after saying that Moscow was violating the accord, an accusation the Kremlin denied.
    Russia then imposed a moratorium on its own development of missiles previously banned by the INF treaty.
    "It is known that the United States not only produces these missile systems, but has already brought them to Europe for exercises in Denmark," Putin told a meeting of Russia's Security Council.
    "It was recently announced that they are in the Philippines. It is not known whether they took the missiles out of there or not."
    Putin said that Russia was thus forced to respond.
    "Apparently, we need to start manufacturing these strike systems and then, based on the actual situation, make decisions about where – if necessary to ensure our safety – to place them," Putin said.
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