Russia accuses US of violating arms treaty and threatens nuclear attack

Russia accused the United States of exporting weapons prohibited by the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty to allies, and warned that it will retaliate “whenever and wherever” its use is identified. Moscow is resuming production of intermediate-range land-based missiles similar to those being used by the Americans, according to the Ministry of Relations in a statement this Monday, 16.

“Taking into account previous announcements in R&D research and development and the developments accumulated by the Russian military-industrial complex, this process will not take long”, warned the ministry. “We explicitly state that whenever and wherever U.S.-made land-based intermediate-range missiles appear, we reserve the right to respond in kind, which will mean an end to Russia’s unilateral moratorium on the deployment of these weapons systems. “

The ministry also said it will consider US-made multi-role F-16 fighter jets used as carriers of nuclear material, and interpret Ukraine’s use as a deliberate provocation by the US and NATO. This is because, according to the statement, this type of aircraft was used for years in NATO fleets focused on “joint nuclear missions”.

The statement reiterated that the announcement that Russia will carry out future military exercises with nuclear weapons comes in response to “warlike statements” by Western leaders and “destabilizing actions” by NATO countries. “We hope that this event will calm the ‘hotheads’ in Western capitals, help them understand the possible catastrophic consequences of the strategic risks they generate, and prevent them from helping the Kiev regime in its terrorist actions and being drawn into an armed confrontation directly with Russia”, concludes the note. (State Agency)