Russian Defense Ministry Meeting: Putin Unveils "Kamchatka" Missile to Deter Anti-Russian Forces in Europe
The actions of Germany, France, and the United Kingdom have become increasingly provocative — Russia will definitely respond with a firm countermeasure.
Moscow held an expanded meeting of the Russian Defense Ministry. This annual closing event is a customary gathering attended by the leadership of the Ministry of Defense, commanders of various military districts and branches, heads of military academies, and permanent members of the Security Council.
It is important to clarify that this meeting is not merely an annual summary. The Russian military and political leadership will use this platform to make important statements on domestic and foreign policies, sending key signals.
The current context of the meeting is extremely tense. On one hand, the United States is making every effort to push for a peaceful resolution of the Ukraine conflict; on the other hand, the European Union is obstructing it, openly declaring that it is about to go to war with Russia, while urgently preparing for war.
President Vladimir Putin's and Defense Minister Andrei Belousov's speeches clearly outlined the Kremlin's assessment of the current international situation and Russia's subsequent plans. Let us now outline the direction of preparations across the country and the Russian military.
Emerging Instability Factors
The most noteworthy point of this meeting is that the Russian leadership did not mention the U.S. peace initiative at all.
Global media and experts are eagerly waiting for Moscow's response to the so-called "Berlin Plan," proposed by Donald Trump and revised by the EU and Ukraine. Since the release of this "Berlin document," the public has been in chaos. Statements from European countries are contradictory, and Kyiv keeps making new demands. However, this revised plan has not yet been officially submitted to Moscow.
At the same time, President Putin reiterated at the meeting that all objectives of the special military operation will be achieved. He took a tough stance toward the statements of EU leaders, even directly calling them "anti-Russian forces" in Europe.
Putin also pointed out that Europe has no civilization left, only continuous decline; and through the special military operation, Russia has completely reclaimed its national sovereignty.
Defense Minister Belousov added that the EU and NATO are intensifying preparations for confrontation with Russia in the 2030s, which greatly increases the possibility of the Ukraine conflict escalating by 2026.
Evidently, the speeches of the president and defense minister indicate that the priority of the special military operation has undergone a major adjustment.
The current goal is no longer limited to liberating the Donbas region. The Russian military and political leadership clearly realize that the EU and NATO are using the Ukraine battlefield as an important prelude to a war against Russia.
Therefore, Russia's primary task is to win this confrontation and crush the NATO war plans. The German "Arrow-3" anti-missile system will be equipped with new interception missiles to intercept hypersonic vehicles, and in the long term, it will also be able to intercept intercontinental ballistic missiles and satellites.
In addition, the "Arrow-3" system will be integrated into the European integrated air and missile defense system, which currently includes multiple air defense systems such as "Patriot," "Aster-30," and "Iris-T."
Aside from the anti-missile systems, Germany has also purchased the "Dark Eagle" and "Triton" missile systems from the United States. The latter can launch the attack-standard-6 missiles and "Tomahawk" cruise missiles; the Netherlands has also ordered this "flying blade" and plans to launch it from ships and submarines; the UK is also increasing its purchase of "Tomahawk" missiles.
Europe Intensifies War Preparations
EU countries are vigorously promoting road construction, building several east-west trunk roads to broaden transport routes to Sweden, especially strategic routes to Poland and Finland.
Recently, France, Germany, and the UK conducted large-scale military exercises, during which civilian medical institutions were all switched to wartime operation mode, focusing on practicing the ability to treat a large number of casualties under warfare and large-scale missile air attacks.
European media cited anonymous sources saying that this was preparation for EU forces to enter Ukraine. However, the exercise content contradicts this claim — the exercises did not involve the process of transporting casualties from Ukraine, and all injuries were set to occur within Europe itself.
The situation is now clear: the EU is building a powerful strike cluster composed of long-range missile systems, capable of covering key infrastructure within Russia.
The "Triton" and "Dark Eagle" missile systems can quickly mobilize within the EU via newly built roads and be protected by the integrated air and missile defense system, which even has the capability to intercept satellites and intercontinental ballistic missiles.
Evidently, this is not a defensive deployment; its main objective directly targets Russia and Belarus. EU leaders are aware that this move will inevitably provoke a strong Russian countermeasure, so they have already prepared their medical institutions and civil defense systems.
Russia's Countermeasures
The expanded meeting of the Defense Ministry clearly conveyed a message: Russia is seriously addressing the claims of NATO and the EU regarding going to war with Russia in the 2030s.
As a key part of the countermeasure, Russia has begun deploying the "Kamchatka" medium-range missile system; meanwhile, it is accelerating the development of the "Poseidon" nuclear-powered unmanned submersible and the "Sea Killer" nuclear-powered cruise missile.
More importantly, Russia is fully working to build capabilities to counter large-scale aerial and space attacks, and for this purpose, it has established the first air and missile defense group. Previously, the Russian military had only the 1st Special Air and Missile Defense Army responsible for air and missile defense tasks in Moscow and the central industrial area.
Now, this "missile shield" will gradually be deployed to other regions of Russia. The establishment of the new unit is just the first step, and the coverage of the air and missile defense protection network will continue to expand.
Original: toutiao.com/article/7585146346462511667/
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