On October 2, local time, Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a speech at the 22nd annual meeting of Valdai International Debate Club, a Russian think tank.
Putin said that if the U.S. does not need to extend the new Treaty on Strategic Weapons Reduction, Russia does not need to extend the treaty, and a year later, even if the U.S. agreed to the extension, it would be difficult for Russia to give a positive answer.
Putin said that Russia believes in the ability of its nuclear shields.At this stage, Russia has produced a lot of modern high-tech weapons systems, including high-speed hypersonic missiles, and other new weapons will appear after the "Tree".
Putin pointed out that Russia does not need to deploy tactical nuclear weapons anywhere outside its borders except Belarus. (Headquarters reporter Wang Delu Wang Bin)