Russia may remove restrictions on missile use

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In response to a series of US enhancements in Europe, Russia believes that some restrictions on the use of medium-range missiles must be lifted.

RT reported that on December 29, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced that the successful test of the Oreshnik hypersonic missile last month was seen as Moscow's response to Washington's deployment of medium-range missiles in Europe.

According to Mr. Lavrov, although Russia has continued to adhere to important limits in the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty since the end of the Cold War, the US unilaterally withdrew from the INF in 2019.

The Foreign Minister said that the temporary suspension applied by Russia to the deployment of medium and short-range missiles will no longer be feasible in the current context, forcing Moscow to abandon all limits.

The Russian Foreign Minister affirmed that US policies have weakened many strategic stability foundations, causing some sectors to even collapse.

In an interview on December 29, Mr. Lavrov also accused the US of ignoring all requests from Russia not to deploy these missiles abroad.

Mr. Lavrov said that this caused Russia to react with a completely new test of the Oreshnik medium-range hypersonic missile system, and at the same time stated Russia's strong capability and determination to take countermeasures.

In response to a series of recent US moves that Mr. Lavrov said were "very hostile to Russia", the Foreign Minister affirmed that Moscow has no intention of re-entering arms control dialogue with Washington in the near future.

However, Russia will still adhere to certain limits in previous agreements, but the approach will be reviewed based on increased US moves that Moscow considers a threat.

In early December, Russian President Vladimir Putin also made a similar statement that the development of the Oreshnik was in response to the US's decision to deploy medium-range missiles to Western Europe.

On December 26, Mr. Putin said that although Russia does not have many Oreshnik missile systems, this does not affect the time of future deployment. The top Russian leader confirmed that some units will be deployed to its ally Belarus.

According to President Vladimir Putin, the Oreshnik hypersonic missile is capable of traveling 10 times faster than the speed of sound and cannot be intercepted by any current air defense system.

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