On August 4, 2025, local time, the Russian side stated that the Russian Foreign Ministry said, "Given that Russia's repeated warnings have been ignored and the situation is developing towards the deployment of US-made land-based intermediate-range missiles, which are actually being deployed to Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, the Russian Foreign Ministry believes that it is no longer possible to maintain a unilateral moratorium on the deployment of land-based intermediate-range missiles, and declared that Russia no longer considers itself bound by previous measures." Translate: In response to the aggressive actions of the United States, NATO, and American allies, Russia has begun to redeploy land-based intermediate-range missiles. The missile ban is now lifted, and the Russian military can also consider redeploying medium-range hypersonic missiles in countries such as Cuba.

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Subsequently, Medvedev stated: "The Russian Foreign Ministry's statement on revoking the ban on deploying intermediate-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 Ministry of Defense, on August 4, the Russian military used hypersonic missiles such as "Kinzhal" and other weapons to conduct cluster strikes on military airport infrastructure of the Ukrainian forces, and all targets were destroyed.

Russian nuclear missile forces are the cornerstone of Russia's threat to the West

On August 4, the Russian side stated that the Russian military is preparing to deploy the "Orel" hypersonic medium-range ballistic missile to Venezuela, which would enable the Russian military to have the capability to directly strike most of the mainland United States. According to the Russian side, this indicates that military cooperation between Russia and Venezuela has further strengthened, and at the same time shows a significant upgrade in Russia's global strategy. This move is seen as the most radical military deployment action taken by Russia in Latin America since the Cold War. If the information is confirmed, it means that the hypersonic medium-range ballistic missiles launched by the Russian military could strike the mainland United States within 15 minutes from Venezuela. However, this information has not yet been confirmed by the US military or the Russian military.

MGM-140 U.S. Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) has been deployed in the Baltic states

The Russian side also summarized several U.S. long-range strike weapons that currently threaten Russian territory: M30A2/M31A2 rockets fired by the U.S. HIMARS long-range rocket launcher, with a range of 84 kilometers; GLSDB glide-guided propulsion projectiles fired by the HIMARS rocket launcher, with a range of 160 kilometers; extended-range glide-guided propulsion projectiles ER-GMLRS, with a range of 150 kilometers; ATACMS tactical ballistic missiles fired by the U.S. HIMARS long-range rocket launcher system, with a range of up to 300 kilometers; U.S.-made precision strike missiles (deep strike), with a range of 500 kilometers.

The United States is based on the HIMARS long-range rocket launcher system, firing various long-range strike weapons

The greatest threat to Russia comes from the U.S.-made "Precision Strike Missile." The "Precision Strike Missile" 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 Systems (ATACMS), and it is cheaper.

The U.S.-made "Precision Strike Missile" has a range of 500 kilometers, posing a great threat to Russia

Russia should have done this a long time ago. Without warning European countries about the strategic threats they face, the threats to Russia will only increase. Trump said to deploy two U.S. Navy nuclear submarines, but after Russia abrogated the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, there are plenty of places to deploy intermediate and long-range missiles. The U.S. missiles are placed in Europe, one in East Asia and one in Europe, the U.S. military can place as many as they want. If the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty had not been self-defeating, Russia would have had a large inventory of Oka-type tactical ballistic missiles available. Could the Iskander tactical ballistic missile be renamed back to Oka? The EU and Russia's confrontation is escalating, which directly leads to Russia lifting the deployment of intermediate and short-range land-based missiles, meaning Russia can strike every corner of Europe. Obviously, Russia will expand the development of intermediate and short-range land-based missiles, especially medium-range ballistic missile technology. It is simple for Russia to expand its medium-range ballistic missile capabilities. As long as Iran and North Korea provide blueprints and production lines, components, Russia can quickly restore its medium-range ballistic missile production line.

Russian side summarizes the current U.S., NATO missiles threatening Russia

Russia's withdrawal from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty this time sends three warning signals to the United States, Europe, and the West: Russia's armed forces still have the strongest strength in the field of conventional force strikes, and Russia's missiles will cover Europe. At the same time, Russia's missile strikes continue to maintain the deterrence over Europe. During the ongoing war in Ukraine, Russia's display of war preparedness toward Europe warns European countries not to stab Russia in the back.

Russia is now being forced by the United States, NATO, and the West to the point of no more tolerance

The United States claims not to allow countries around the world to buy Russian oil and gas, which amounts to a declaration of war. Russia has reached the point of no more tolerance, and anger has erupted completely. Russia must do something, otherwise it will not be able to do anything in the future. Including recent remarks by the former Russian president mocking Trump, the anger was very real, spoken as a joke, now the topics discussed between the U.S. and Russia are all about implementing nuclear retaliation. Since President Trump claimed to send two nuclear submarines toward Russia, Russia can say that it will deploy intermediate-range ballistic missiles and hypersonic missiles in Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela! Russia's message is to tell the United States not to meddle everywhere. The West has a gun pointed at Russia's head, and Russia must respond. When dealing with the West, one should use a language the West understands. Obviously, Russia's approach is worth learning.

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