German government responds to Putin's threats over deployment of Tomahawk missiles

The German government says that Russia's threats regarding the planned deployment of Tomahawk long-range weapons in Germany will not change its course.

As reported by n-tv, Berlin has responded to Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin's statements about the deployment of US Tomahawk missiles in Germany.

"We will not be intimidated by such statements," said a spokesman for the German Foreign Ministry.

The ministry noted that Russia has been arming itself for years and waging a war of aggression in Europe against Ukraine, and Germany must respond to this.

Putin said that if the US Tomahawk missiles are deployed in Germany, Russia will abandon its "unilateral moratorium" on the deployment of medium– and short-range missiles in Europe.

During the NATO summit in Washington, it was reported that the US and Germany agreed to deploy Tomahawk missiles in Germany to strengthen deterrence and protect their partners in the Alliance.

The Kremlin has warned that European capitals could become "potential targets" if their countries agreed to host US Tomahawk long-range missiles.

The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty), signed between the United States and the then-Soviet Union in 1987, banned intermediate-range and short-range missiles. However, both the United States and Russia suspended the treaty in 2019.