The US missiles in Germany, the Kremlin fears, might revive the Cold War. Dmitry Peskov, the spokesperson for the Kremlin, described a “paradox” in which “our country is a target for US missiles in Europe, and Europe is a target for our missiles.” Speaking to Russia 1 state television, he stated, “We have enough capacity to contain these missiles but the potential victims are the capitals of these countries.” Peskov also made hints that a conflict of this kind might threaten Europe as a whole.The US missile system’s placement in Germany was forewarned by the Kremlin on Saturday.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov spoke of a “paradox” in which “Europe is a target for our missiles, our country is a target for US missiles in Europe.”
“We have enough capacity to contain these missiles but the potential victims are the capitals of these countries,” he said, speaking to Russian state television channel Russia 1.
Peskov also hinted that such a confrontation could undermine Europe as a whole.
“Europe is not living its best moment. In a different configuration, a repeat of history is inevitable,” he said when the channel’s anchor Pavel Zarubin pointed out that the Cold War had ended with the Soviet Union’s collapse.
The White House announced on Wednesday during a NATO summit that it would periodically station long-range weapons including Tomahawk cruise missiles in Germany from 2026 as a deterrent.