Putin Does Not Name U.S. Places As Russian Missile Targets: Kremlin

Putin Does Not Name U.S. Places As Russian Missile Targets: Kremlin

MOSCOW, Russia, Feb 26 (NNN-ITAR TASS) – Russian President, Vladimir Putin, did not name any U.S. locations as the possible targets of Russian missiles, when the country is threatened, Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said.

He made the remarks after Rossiya-1 TV channel, said that, Russia may aim its missiles at U.S. military decision-making centres, including the Pentagon and Camp David.

Putin said, Russia would retaliate if U.S. missiles pose a threat, but he did not mention a single geographic position as a possible target, in his annual address to the Federal Assembly last week, Peskov told reporters.

The spokesman added that the Kremlin does not interfere in the editorial policy of Russian media outlets, even state-run ones.

Putin said in his speech that, if the United States places intermediate-range missiles in Europe, Russia will deploy weapons “that can attack, not only the areas where the direct threats come from, but also the areas which contain decision-making centres.”– NNN-ITAR TASS

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