Russia accuses the US of not stopping at deploying intermediate-range missiles in Asia
(Baonghean.vn) - Russia's permanent representative to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Yevgeny Zagainov said that the US will not stop at deploying medium-range missiles in the region when referring to its goal of militarizing Asia.
“The United States is moving ahead with the deployment of intermediate-range missiles in the region. And it seems that it has no intention of stopping there. We have seen what such ‘exercises’ lead to,” Zagainov said.
In April, a spokesman for the US Pacific Army announced that Washington plans to deploy a new intermediate-range missile system in the Asia-Pacific region by the end of 2024.
The US plans to deploy medium- and short-range missiles in the Asia-Pacific region will inevitably provoke a missile arms race and Russia will be forced to respond to new threats, as well as take measures to ensure security, even nuclear deterrence, Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Grigory Mashkov said.
