U.S.-Russia Dialogue Stalled Amid Missile Deployment Concerns
Russia said the Mk-41-style launchers in Norway could reach much of European Russia and would further weaken prospects for strategic stability talks.
- On Monday, Russia condemned the U.S. deployment of an advanced missile system to Norway, saying the move dealt a further blow to prospects for U.S.-Russia talks on strategic nuclear stability.
- The Russian Foreign Ministry identified the system as using Mk-41 launchers, which can fire Tomahawk cruise missiles capable of reaching a substantial part of European Russia, including Moscow.
- Russia will pay "particular attention" to these deployment sites as potential military targets, the ministry said, adding that such deployments "reset to zero" conditions for constructive dialogue.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters the military build-up "cannot but be perceived as a threat to Russia's security," while a pro-Russian hacker group called Server Killers declared "cyberwar" on Norway.
- Separately, the Kremlin criticized Norway's plans to expand its Finnmark brigade in the Arctic, while the Foreign Ministry called U.S. proposals for multilateral negotiations involving China "unrealistic.
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On Monday, Russia criticized the dispatch of an advanced US missile system to Norway, NATO's member country, stating that the measure represents yet another blow in the prospects of negotiations between Washington and Moscow on strategic nuclear stability. Exclusive material for subscribers. To have full access, access the link of the matter and register.
Russia reserves the right to plan the "metal use" of its weapons against Norway, taking into account the fact that when the JAV missile complex is delivered to this country, it will launch long-range cruise missiles "Tomahawk" capable of reaching Moscow, said Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Russia Identifies US Missile Sites in Norway It Would Target in a Military Conflict
Russia has identified US missile deployment sites and their command-and-control centers in Norway as potential targets in the event of a military conflict, following Washington’s reported deployment of a missile system capable of launching Tomahawk cruise missiles.
U.S.-Russia Dialogue Stalled Amid Missile Deployment Concerns
Substantive dialogue between Russia and the United States on strategic stability is currently stalled, as stated by the Russian Foreign Ministry. The deployment of U.S. missile systems in Europe, particularly in Norway, might nullify any preconditions for future discussions.
Russia warns US missile system deployment in Norway threatens to reset strategic dialogue to zero
Russia would pay "particular attention" to the deployment sites and command-and-control centers of US missile systems and that they would become targets in the event of a military conflict.
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