Russia to Take ‘Tit-for-Tat Measures’ if US Deploys Missiles in Germany: Putin

Earlier this month, Washington unveiled plans to begin deploying long-range missiles on German territory in 2026.

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with the Russian Foreign Ministry leadership in Moscow on June 14, 2024. Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP via Getty Images

Russia will lift its moratorium on the deployment of medium-range missiles if the United States follows through on a plan to station long-range missiles in Germany, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said.

“If the United States carries through [with] these plans, we will consider ourselves to be free from our unilateral moratorium on deploying intermediate-and shorter-range strike weapons,” Mr. Putin said on July 28, according to Russian state-owned news agency TASS.