Putin: Russia May Resume Production of Intermediate-Range Missiles

Russian President Vladimir Putin signaled his country is likely to resume the production of short and intermediate-range missiles in what he called a response to the US deployment of the nuclear-capable weapons in various regions of the world. “We need to start producing these strike systems and then, based on the actual situation, make decisions about where they should be deployed if the security of our country demands it,” Putin said at a meeting of his Security Council. The US pulled out of the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia in 2019 after it accused Moscow of not complying with the agreement. Putin said at the time that Washington’s withdrawal “created fundamental risks for everyone.” The US has not only brought such weapons to Europe for exercises in Denmark, but also recently placed missiles in the Philippines, the Russian leader said Friday in remarks broadcast via the Kremlin’s Telegram channel. Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-28/russia-may-resume-production-of-intermediate-range-missiles?sref=omvmmwIg -------- Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://trib.al/KM4k5RA Subscribe to Bloomberg Originals: https://trib.al/dJv9Uw8 Bloomberg Quicktake brings you global social video spanning business, technology, politics and culture. Make sense of the stories changing your business and your world. Connect with us on… YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Bloomberg Breaking News on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergQuicktakeNow