Germany will not be intimidated by Putin's missile crisis warning, spokesperson says
According to a spokesperson from the German Foreign Ministry, Russia's President Vladimir Putin's recent caution of a potential missile crisis akin to the Cold War will not intimidate Germany.
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- Published Date: 01:57 | 29 July 2024
- Modified Date: 01:57 | 29 July 2024
Germany will not be intimidated by Russian President Vladimir Putin's warning of a Cold War-style missile crisis, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Monday.
Putin said on Sunday that if Washington deployed long-range missiles in Germany then Russia would station similar missiles in striking distance of the West.
"We will not be intimidated by such threats," the ministry spokesperson said.
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