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Russia condemns US deployment of short- and medium-range missile systems in Norway

From ABC Color · () Spanish

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  • Russia condemned the deployment in Norway of US Mk-41 launchers capable of firing short- and intermediate-range missiles.
  • Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the systems could cover a significant part of European Russia, including Moscow, and could support NATO attacks on strategic targets.
  • Moscow said the deployment undermined conditions for strategic dialogue with Washington and warned that the systems and supporting infrastructure were receiving special attention from Russia’s strategic deterrence forces.

Russia has condemned the deployment of US missile launchers in neighboring Norway, calling it another destabilizing step by NATO countries and warning that the systems could reach deep into European Russia, including Moscow.

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the Mk-41 launchers were designed to fire missiles against both land and maritime targets. She also said the systems could launch long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles, giving them coverage over a significant sector of European Russia.

We consider the deployment of US intermediate- and short-range missile launchers in Europe as one more step in the endless series of highly destabilizing actions by NATO countries.

· Maria ZakharovaThe Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman condemned the deployment in a statement.

“We consider the deployment of US intermediate- and short-range missile launchers in Europe as one more step in the endless series of highly destabilizing actions by NATO countries,” Zakharova said in a statement published on the Russian Foreign Ministry’s official website. She said the deployment openly demonstrated what Moscow viewed as NATO’s intention to develop broad missile strike capabilities against targets deep inside Russia.

These systems could be used in aggressive actions by NATO countries against our country to strike strategic targets.

· Maria ZakharovaShe warned about the potential military use of the deployed systems.

Zakharova said the systems could be used in aggressive actions by NATO countries against Russia. She warned that Washington and Oslo should not be surprised if the launchers, command posts and supporting infrastructure received special attention from Russia’s strategic deterrence forces, including planning for the use of corresponding strike systems in the event of armed conflict.

She also said strategic stability talks with the United States had been interrupted unilaterally by the administration of President Joe Biden, leaving no favorable conditions for meaningful dialogue. The statement linked the dispute to the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, from which the United States withdrew in 2019. Russia imposed a unilateral moratorium that year, then lifted it in August of the previous year, saying the United States and NATO had advanced similar deployments in Europe and Asia.

There are no favorable conditions for meaningful and fruitful strategic dialogue with the United States.

· Maria ZakharovaShe said the deployment had undermined prospects for strategic stability talks.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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