The bloc is also strengthening its presence in the Asia-Pacific region, while forming U.S.-led military alliances that weaken the long-standing security architecture there, he said.
“U.S. efforts aimed at creating and preparing high-precision ground-based weapons with a range of up to 5,500 km for deployment in forward zones are concerning,” Putin said, warning that if the United States moves forward with the deployment of such missiles, Russia will lift its own unilateral restrictions previously imposed within the framework of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.
