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Putin defends Trump against ‘saboteurs’

The diplomatic spat between the United States of America and Russia is threatening to spill over after President Vladimir Putin warned Washington not to deploy its new missiles in Europe, else Moscow will attack Western capitals with its own new weaponry.

Putin who issued the warning while delivering a state of the nation address also said the US abandoned a key arms control pact to free its hands to build new missiles and instead shift the blame on Russia.

“I’m saying this clearly and openly – Russia will be forced to create and deploy new types of weapons that could be used not only against the territories where a direct threat to us comes from, but also against the territories where decision-making centres directing the use of missile systems threatening us are located,” Putin said.

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“The capability of such weapons, including the time to reach those centres, will be equivalent to the threats against Russia.”

However, Putin while issuing the tough warning to the US said Russia still wants friendly relations with Washington and remains open to arms control talks anytime.

“We don’t want confrontation, particularly with such a global power as the US,” he said.

Recall that the US has accused Russia of breaching the INF treaty by deploying a cruise missile that violates its limits – an accusation that Moscow has vehemently rejected.

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