Germany will begin producing long-range missiles capable of attacking Russia.
Germany, France, Italy and Poland want to develop long-range missiles that can reach Russian targets from German territory.
According to RIA Novosti, information from the FAZ newspaper (Germany) said that Germany, France, Italy and Poland want to develop long-range weapons with a range of more than 1,000 km. The weapons can reach Russian targets from German territory.
“This weapon can strike targets in Russia from German territory,” the FAZ article said.
According to FAZ, the Defense Ministers of the four countries signed a statement on the idea of developing high-precision long-range weapons on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Washington.
Germany's plans to develop high-precision weapons systems have been confirmed by Chancellor Olaf Scholz. According to Scholz, this is reflected in the German government's security strategy as well as in future agreements with Britain and France.
The German Chancellor also called the US decision to deploy long-range weapons systems on German soil a very correct decision. When asked whether this would drag Berlin into a new arms race with Moscow, Chancellor Scholz replied that Russia already had “incredible weapons”, including those that threaten Europe. According to the German leader, the deployment of US missiles would help contain Russia.
Previously, on July 10, the Pentagon announced that it would begin deploying long-range strike systems in Germany from 2026. This system will be significantly superior to those already in Europe.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has said the systems will be deployed on a rotational basis across German military bases, giving Berlin time to develop its own similar systems.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov responded that Russia will develop military capabilities for such plans calmly, without tension and without emotion.
