US & allies provoking arms race - President Putin

️“US & allies provoking arms race“ - President Putin Vladimir Putin insisted that Washington is simply using Ukraine as a pretext for expanding its own military presence towards the Russian border, citing US promises to station missiles close to Russian territory. Tokyo has already signified it will break Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia and allow Washington's MRC Typhon missile systems on Japanese territory, according to US Army Secretary Warmuth. The Typhon complex is capable of launching Tomahawk cruise missiles, with a range of up to km, as well as Standard SM-6 multi-purpose missiles, whose current range is around 500 km. The maritime border between Japan and Russia is just 194 km. RT News️ Excerpts and key points from Vladimir Putin's speech at the the 10th International “United Cultures“ Forum in St. Petersburg “Russia does not fight against any values, it upholds its own“ “We in Russia have decided on our main values, enshrined them in the fundame... Source: Посольство России в Новой Зеландии / Embassy of Russia in New Zealand