West Directly Involved in Ukraine Conflict, Cold War Elements Returning, Kremlin Says
09:44 12.07.2024 (Updated: 11:31 12.07.2024)
© Sputnik . Natalia Seliverstova
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Starting in 2026, long-range US missiles will be intermittently stationed in Germany for the first time since the Cold War, following a decision made at NATO's 75th anniversary summit.
Germany, the United States, France, and the United Kingdom are directly involved in the conflict in Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday when asked about the US plans to deploy long-range missiles in Germany.
"Germany, the US, France, and the UK are directly involved in the conflict over Ukraine," Peskov told a Rossiya 1 reporter, adding that the decision to deploy missiles is another reason to achieve the goals of the special military operation.
The spokesman also said that this decision represents NATO's confident steps to bring back the Cold War era.
"All the elements of the Cold War are returning, with confrontation, with direct opposition," the spokesman said, adding that the West’s participation in the conflict is aimed at inflicting a strategic defeat on Russia on the battlefield.
On Wednesday, NATO issued a joint Washington Summit Declaration detailing the alliance's initiatives to further isolate Russia, enhance security on its eastern front, provide increased security assistance to Ukraine, and assert that Ukraine is on an "irreversible path" toward NATO membership, among other strategies.
