US Criticizes ‘Irresponsible Rhetoric’ After Putin Hints at New Arms Race in Europe

Moscow has vowed to respond to the planned deployment of US missile systems to Germany with ‘tit-for-tat measures’ and novel ‘strike systems.’

The U.S. Department of State building in Washington on Nov. 13, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Washington has criticized “irresponsible” warnings by Moscow that Russian forces would respond—in kind—to the planned deployment of long-range U.S. missile systems to Germany.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said this week that Moscow would deploy novel “strike systems”—presumably aimed at Western targets—in response to the planned U.S. missile deployments, which are set to begin in 2026.