US Returns Cruise Missiles to Germany Amid Rising Tensions with Russia

The recent developments in international relations have sparked concerns over the potential deployment of longer-range missiles by the US and NATO. The Tomahawk cruise, SM-6, and hypersonic missiles have a significantly longer range than existing missiles, which would have been banned under the 1988 treaty between the US and former Soviet Union. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has accused NATO and the US of trying to intimidate Russia. A Kremlin spokesman stated that stationing these missiles could lead to a Cold War-style direct confrontation. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomed the plan, viewing it as a deterrent and means to secure peace.