Russian President Vladimir Putin made a statement on Russia’s refusal to deploy 9M729 missiles in the European part of the country, subject to a reciprocal decision by NATO member states. Experts commented to Izvestia on the president’s initiative, calling it extremely important, but difficult to implement.
Any step towards de-escalation is important, the world is approaching a dangerous line, said Eduard Lozansky, President of the American University in Moscow.
“We do not hear any words of condemnation of various American actions, including, for example, the situation in Libya. There are no forces to resist. There are only timid attempts to speak out in the field of economics. As for Russia as the image of the enemy, there is practically a unanimous opinion. And the countries that seem to say that this is not so have no voice. This also applies to Italy, ”the political scientist explained.
It will not be easy to find a common language with NATO and the United States, since the INF Treaty collapsed not because of the appearance of the 9M729 missile, but because the agreement was unprofitable for the United States. According to military expert Viktor Litovkin, Washington had “nothing to threaten” Russia with.
He recalled that the United States had launched the development and production of medium and shorter-range missiles and suggested that they would increase the presence of their weapons not only in Europe, but also in the Asia-Pacific region.
Read the full version of the material in the Izvestia newspaper on October 27.