Russia continues to tension its relationship with the West. After it has maintained since 2019, the Kremlin said Tuesday that will deploy this armament in case of considering it necessary.
“Russia is no longer considered limited for anything. It is considered right, if necessary, to take appropriate measures”Dmitri Peskov, spokesman for the Russian presidency, during his daily telephone press conference.
Has also warned that Moscow’s decisions regarding this “delicate” issue will not be announced publicly. Thus, Peskov has avoided giving details about concrete deployment plans. “Here You can hardly expect ads“said, pointing out the military and “non -public” character of the subject.
The Foreign Ministry confirmed the end of the self -imposed moratorium in September 2019, A month after Moscow formally abandoned, together with the United States, the INF Treaty (intermediate missile elimination treaty)signed in 1987 by the Soviet Union and the USA.
According to exteriors, the conditions that justified that moratorium have disappeared. “The Russia Federation is not considered more linked by the limitations imposed in the past”held the official statement.
Moscow had already proposed to NATO its partners in the Asia-Pacific region to declare a similar moratorium to avoid a new arms race. However, Russia denounced that “The Russian initiative has not found reciprocity “.
“USA and its allies not only announced openly their plans to locate short and medium range missiles in different regions, but also they advanced significantly in the practical implementation of their intentions“, accurate.
The Russian decision also coincides with the recent announcement of US President Donald Trump, about the In response to an alleged Russian threat. Already in December 2024the Russian president, Vladimir Putin had warned that the growing American military activity could force Russia to lift the moratorium.
Rejection of the threat of Turmp tariffs: “We consider these illegal statements”
Peskov has also firmly responded to United States threats to impose secondary tariffs on countries that continue to import Russian oilqualifying such measures as “illegal” and an interference in the economic sovereignty of other nations.
“We listen to many statements that in practice are Threats. Son attempts to force countries to cease commercial relations with Russia. We consider these statements illegal“He said.
The presidential spokesman has defended the Right of states to freely decide who they trade with. “Russia believes that sovereign countries must have and have the right to choose their business partners for themselves (…), and choose for themselves the forms of commercial and economic cooperation that serves the interests of each specific country,” he said.
It should be remembered that On July 29, giving Russia 10 days, until August 8, to stop his offensive in Ukraine. As part of the pressure, Trump warned that he would impose secondary sanctions and tariffs to the countries that maintain their purchases of Russian oil.
“They don’t care how many people in Ukraine are being killed by Russian war machinery”Trump declared by justifying the measures, although he admitted that he was not sure of his effectiveness given Moscow’s ability to evade previous sanctions.
