Media reported on the West's preparations for a conflict with Russia after the settlement in Ukraine
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Western countries will prepare for a conflict with Russia after the settlement in Ukraine. This was reported by The Times on 22 January, citing sources in the UK Defense Ministry.
According to Lieutenant General Mike Elwiss, commander of the Field Army of the British Armed Forces, after the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict, a race to reorient and restore conventional deterrents will inevitably begin.
At the same time, Lieutenant General Rafe Wooddiss, commander of NATO's Rapid Reaction Corps, believes that Russia's army will be "much better prepared" by then due to its developed ability to adapt to changes on the battlefield.
Earlier on December 29, 2024, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Russia will inevitably have to abandon its unilateral moratorium on the deployment of land-based intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles (INF). Lavrov also noted that the US had "arrogantly ignored" warnings from Russia and China and deployed similar weapons in various regions of the world.
Prior to that, on September 10, Putin said that the US was provoking an arms race by its actions: it openly announced plans to deploy RSMDs, including in the Asia-Pacific region. The President noted that Washington was acting without regard for the security of its allies in Asia and Europe.
In July, following the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Astana, the head of state said that Russia was ready to mirror the US deployment of RSMDs.
In early June, Putin said that the deployment of intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles by the United States in various regions of the world would not go unanswered: Moscow would begin production of RSMDs and subsequently decide on their location.
The Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missile Elimination Treaty was concluded between the USSR and the United States in 1987 and prohibited the two states from producing and deploying intermediate-range and shorter-range ballistic and cruise missiles. On August 2, 2019, the MRMD lapsed due to the US withdrawal. Russia was also forced to suspend its obligations, while expressing readiness for other countries to join the document.
