U.S.-Russia Dialogue Stalled Amid Missile Deployment Concerns
- On Monday, Russia condemned the U.S. deployment of an advanced missile system to Norway, saying the move dealt a further blow to prospects for U.S.-Russia talks on strategic nuclear stability.
- The Russian Foreign Ministry identified the system as using Mk-41 launchers, which can fire Tomahawk cruise missiles capable of reaching a substantial part of European Russia, including Moscow.
- Russia will pay "particular attention" to these deployment sites as potential military targets, the ministry said, adding that such deployments "reset to zero" conditions for constructive dialogue.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters the military build-up "cannot but be perceived as a threat to Russia's security," while a pro-Russian hacker group called Server Killers declared "cyberwar" on Norway.
- Separately, the Kremlin criticized Norway's plans to expand its Finnmark brigade in the Arctic, while the Foreign Ministry called U.S. proposals for multilateral negotiations involving China "unrealistic.
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Moscow will take security measures in response to Norway deploying four K9 Vidar howitzers in the east of its territory, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, according to TASS. The Russians are irritated by the howitzers, even though they have a range of about 40 kilometers and Oslo has deployed them more than 200 kilometers as the crow flies from the border with Russia.
Russia has threatened to target American Tomahawk systems in Norway
The Russian Foreign Ministry issued a warning to Norway following reports that a system capable of launching Tomahawk cruise missiles had been deployed in the country, describing this as destabilising actions by NATO.
The blunt message is that constructive dialogue on strategic issues between Russia and the United States is over.
On Monday, Russia criticized the dispatch of an advanced US missile system to Norway, NATO's member country, stating that the measure represents yet another blow in the prospects of negotiations between Washington and Moscow on strategic nuclear stability. Exclusive material for subscribers. To have full access, access the link of the matter and register.
Russia reserves the right to plan the "metal use" of its weapons against Norway, taking into account the fact that when the JAV missile complex is delivered to this country, it will launch long-range cruise missiles "Tomahawk" capable of reaching Moscow, said Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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