Putin threatens America a quick and effective response
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow would have to reciprocate if Washington deployed its missiles in Europe, warning of the consequences of the US exit from the medium- and short-range missile treaty
Putin said during a joint news conference held in Moscow with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte that the decision of the United States may endanger its European partners, saying: "As for Europe, the most important issue of course is what the United States will do with its new missiles if it withdrew from "If the missiles are deployed in Europe, of course we will have to reciprocate, and the European countries that agree to do so must realize that they are putting their territory at risk of a possible counter-strike on our part
Asked if Russia could respond to Washington's withdrawal from the treaty, Putin said: "I can honestly answer your question: we can do it, and our response will come quickly and effectively"
The Russian president expressed Moscow's concern about Washington's decision to abandon the treaty, warning that such decisions open the way for a new arms race in the world.
Putin stressed that he saw no basis for the escalation of the situation on the old continent to this dangerous level, reiterated his position that Moscow does not seek it
The Russian president pointed out that the decision recently announced by his US counterpart Donald Trump on the withdrawal from the Treaty took a long time, pointing out that the US Congress had previously agreed to allocate funds from the budget to studies and research on short and medium-range missiles
Putin said the United States had not provided any evidence of its claims about Russia's violation of the missile treaty, while Washington itself violated the treaty by deploying its missiles in Romania
Putin said he hoped to discuss the issue during his meeting with Trump in Paris next month
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