Pushed to the wall by nuclear powers, Russia has finally had enough! Russia will no longer be restricted by self-imposed limitations on the deployment of intermediate and short-range land-based missiles. On August 4, 2025, local time, Russian officials stated that the Russian Foreign Ministry said, "Given that Russia's repeated warnings have been ignored, and the situation is moving toward the actual deployment of U.S.-made land-based intermediate and short-range missiles in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, the Russian Foreign Ministry believes that the conditions for maintaining a unilateral suspension of the deployment of land-based intermediate and short-range missiles are no longer present, and declared that Russia no longer considers itself bound by the previous measures." Translation: In response to the aggressive actions of the United States, NATO, and U.S. allies, Russia has begun to redeploy land-based intermediate and short-range missiles. The Russian military can consider redeploying medium-range hypersonic missiles in Cuba again.

Subsequently, Medvedev stated: "The Russian Foreign Ministry's statement on revoking the ban on the deployment of intermediate and short-range missiles is a response to the anti-Russian policies of NATO countries. This is a new reality that all our opponents must face. More measures will follow." At the same time, according to information from the Russian Defense Ministry, on August 4, the Russian military used hypersonic missiles such as "Kinzhal" and other weapons to conduct a cluster strike on the infrastructure of Ukrainian military airports, and all targets were destroyed.

Russian authorities also summarized several American long-range strike weapons currently threatening Russian territory: M30A2/M31A2 rockets launched by the U.S. HIMARS remote rocket artillery system, with a range of 84 kilometers; GLSDB glide-guided propulsion shells launched by the HIMARS rocket artillery system, with a range of 160 kilometers; extended-range glide-guided propulsion shells ER-GMLRS, with a range of 150 kilometers; ATACMS tactical ballistic missiles launched by the U.S. HIMARS remote rocket artillery system, with a range of up to 300 kilometers; U.S.-made precision strike missiles (deep strike), with a range of 500 kilometers.

The missile that poses the greatest threat to Russia is the U.S.-made "Precision Strike Missile." This is a long-range missile that can be launched from existing U.S. launch platforms. Its range, destructive power, and survivability are higher than traditional MGM-140 U.S. Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS), and it is cheaper.

Russia should have done this long ago. Without warning European countries about the strategic threats they face, Russia will encounter more and more threats. Trump said to deploy two U.S. Navy nuclear submarines, but after Russia abrogated the INF Treaty, there are plenty of places to deploy intermediate and long-range missiles. The U.S. missiles can be deployed in Europe, one in East Asia and one in Europe, and the U.S. military can deploy them. How many missiles can the U.S. military deploy? If there had not been this self-inflicted wound of the INF Treaty, Russia would have had a large inventory of tactical ballistic missiles like the Oka. Could the Iskander tactical ballistic missile be renamed back to Oka?

The escalation of confrontation between the EU and Russia directly led to Russia's withdrawal from the deployment of intermediate and short-range land-based missiles, meaning that Russia can now strike every corner of Europe at will. Obviously, Russia will expand the development of intermediate and short-range land-based missiles, especially intermediate-range ballistic missile technology. It is very simple for Russia to expand its intermediate-range ballistic missile capabilities. As long as Iran and North Korea provide blueprints and production lines, parts, Russia can quickly restore its intermediate-range ballistic missile production line.

This time, Russia's abandonment of the INF Treaty sent three warning signals to the United States, Europe, and the West: The Russian armed forces still possess the most powerful strength in the field of conventional force strikes, and Russian missiles will cover Europe. At the same time, Russian missile strikes continue to maintain the deterrent power over Europe. During the stalemate of the Ukraine war, Russia demonstrated its preparedness for a war in Europe, warning European countries not to stab Russia in the back.

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