New Cold War - The Kremlin criticizes plans for US weapons in Germany
Russia criticized the planned stationing of US weapons of great range in Germany as a return to the Cold War. "We are on our way to a Cold War again. All of this has happened before", said Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Peskov to Russian state television.
Peskov accused Germany, the USA, France, and Britain of directly involving themselves in the conflict over Ukraine. "And all the signs of the Cold War are returning - with confrontation, with direct confrontation between adversaries", he said.
"All of this is being done with the goal of undermining our country. All of this is being done to ensure our strategic defeat on the battlefield", emphasized Peskow.
Russia must take note of all this. "This is no reason for pessimism. On the contrary: It is an opportunity to come together and utilize our entire rich potential that we have, to fulfill all the goals that we have taken on during the special military operation."
Meant is Russia's armed conflict against Ukraine, with which Moscow aims to prevent Kiev's NATO membership among other things.
At the NATO summit, it was announced that for the first time since the end of the Cold War in 1994, US weapons systems with a range exceeding 2000 kilometers would be stationed in Germany. From 2026 on, Tomahawk missiles, SM-6 missile defense systems, and new supersonic weapons are to ensure a better protection of NATO allies in Europe.
The former Russian president Dmitri Medvedev had said at the NATO summit in Washington that if the way of Ukraine into the military alliance was considered irreversible, then Ukraine and NATO would have to disappear. Medvedev has been trying for years to build a profile as a hardliner within the Russian security council with particularly provocative statements.
- Russia expressed concern about the planned stationing of US weapons with significant range in Germany, viewing it as a resemblance to the Cold War era.
- Dmitri Peskow, the Kremlin spokesperson, noted the returning signs of confrontation and direct confrontation between adversaries, specifically referring to Germany, the USA, France, and Britain's involvement in the Ukraine conflict.
- Peskov stressed that these actions were aimed at undermining Russia and guaranteeing its strategic defeat in conflicts.
- In response, Russia must remain vigilant and utilize its resources to achieve its goals, which were outlined during the special military operation against Ukraine.
- The conflict between Russia and Ukraine, in which Moscow seeks to prevent Kiev's NATO membership and other objectives, has led NATO to announce the stationing of US weapons systems in Germany since 1994.
- Beginning in 2026, Tomahawk missiles, SM-6 missile defense systems, and new supersonic weapons will be stationed in Germany to protect NATO allies in Europe.
- Dmitri Medvedev, the former Russian president, voiced strong opposition to Ukraine's membership in NATO during the NATO summit in Washington, suggesting that Ukraine and NATO would disappear if the move was deemed irreversible.
- Medvedev has leveraged controversial statements to build a reputation as a hardliner within Russia's security council, influencing Russian foreign policy and relations with the international community.
