He said this during an extended meeting of the board of the Ministry of Defense of Russia.
According to him, in 2019, Washington actually destroyed the "Agreement on the Elimination of Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles."
“Therefore, it is necessary to monitor the possible deployment of American missiles of this class in different regions of the world, primarily, of course, in Europe and in the Asia-Pacific region,” he said.
The president added that Russia is ready to work on new weapons agreements. According to him, until this process is launched, the Russian side will continue to strengthen its own nuclear forces.
Putin also announced the need for a comprehensive threat analysis for Russia.