He Ministry of Foreign Affairs of warned this Thursday that the new ballistic missile defense base of the United States located in the northern Poland is going to increase the general level of nuclear risk.
In fact, the Russian ministry has warned that the base (which is part of a broader NATO missile shield and was inaugurated on November 13) has been added to the list of Russian targets for possible destruction if necessary.
The Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharovahas assured that the installation of the military base in Poland “This is another frankly provocative step.” in a series of deeply destabilizing actions by the Americans and their allies of the North Atlantic Alliance in the strategic sphere.”
“This leads to undermining strategic stabilityto increase strategic risks and, consequently, to increase the general level of nuclear danger”Zakharova has highlighted, as stated Reuters.
In this sense, the spokesperson for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has warned that “given the nature and level of the threats posed by these Western military installations, Poland’s missile defense base has long been added to the list of priority targets for possible destructionwhich, if necessary, can be executed with a wide range of advanced weapons.”
