Russia has threatened to respond to US "Iskander"
In the Federation Council promised to find an "adequate response" to the increase in rocket group in the United States Europe.
In the case that the Americans will target its own missiles on the Russian Federation, Moscow might withdraw from the Treaty on intermediate-range and shorter-range nuclear forces (INF) and put Iskanders along the Western border of the state.
Russia is ready to withdraw from the INF Treaty and to put Iskanders in the West powers, if the United States actually have in Eastern Europe, the land-based missiles. This statement was made by the Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on defense and security Viktor Ozerov, explaining the proper rumors in the American press.
"If the United States will begin to increase its presence in Eastern Europe and the objectives of this group are definitely not third or fourth launch sites in the middle East, and in the open - Russia, Russia has a fairly forces and resources for adequate answers, starting with the actual output from RIAC and to the strengthening of groups of Iskander along our Western borders," - said Ozerov.
According to the Senator, the General staff of the Russian Federation there are then a number of timely measures, but the less about that at the moment will be discussed, the better", reports RIA "Novosti".
Before the American Agency Associated Press reported that the United States administration is considering placing in Europe and land-based missiles in response to allegedly allowed the Russian side of violation of the Treaty on intermediate-range and shorter-range.
However Ozerov stressed that Russia fully complies undertaken in accordance with the contract promises. According to his statement, the United States openly acknowledge that you have no factual evidence of violations by the Russian Federation this document. Among other things he pointed out the senselessness of similar blackmail.
"The Russian Federation cannot be blackmailed, it is possible simply to agree on a partnership basis. The level of combat readiness of the Armed forces is such that Russia can reflect all sorts of danger," concluded Ozerov, noting that by default, Moscow does not expect to emerge from missile Treaty.
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