Russia just declared that it has put an end to its moratorium on the deployment of ground-based intermediate and shorter-range missiles (INF class). According to Georgiy Berezovsky, one of the things that America did which got the Russians to end its moratorium was the “planned deployment of SM-6 interceptors in Germany by 2026, launched from the same Typhon system.” Russian spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that “Russia no longer considers itself to be constrained by anything. …Therefore Russia believes it has the right to take respective steps if necessary.”

As Berezovsky also explains:

On August 4, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced that Moscow is abandoning its unilateral moratorium on the deployment of ground-based intermediate- and shorter-range missiles (INF-class). The decision comes amid what Russian officials describe as an ongoing expansion of US missile systems in Europe and the Indo-Pacific, including weapons once banned under the now-defunct INF Treaty.

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Moscow had shown restraint for several years after the US withdrew from the INF Treaty in 2019. Although legally freed from its obligations under the accord, Russia opted for a self-imposed moratorium, vowing not to deploy ground-based intermediate-range missiles unless similar US systems appeared near its borders.

That condition, the Ministry statement asserts, no longer applies.

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The US began laying the groundwork for forward deployment of ground-based missiles as early as 2021, when it launched the formation of Multi-Domain Task Forces (MDTFs) – mobile army units designed to integrate long-range fires, precision strike, and battlefield networking. These units were to be equipped with Tomahawk cruise missiles using the Typhon launcher, a land-based containerized system derived from the naval Mk.41 vertical launch platform.

“The second such group, the 2nd MDTF, was formed in Germany,” Kramnik explains, “with a clear orientation toward the European theater.”

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Although originally designed as a naval interceptor, the SM-6 has evolved into a multi-role weapon with conventional strike capability.

Taken together, these moves have prompted Russian officials to conclude that the United States is pursuing a strategy of “sustained forward missile presence” across both Europe and Asia – effectively restoring the kind of reach that the INF Treaty once prohibited.

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With the self-imposed moratorium now lifted, Russia is expected to move rapidly toward expanding its inventory of ground-based intermediate- and shorter-range missile systems. The focus, according to Russian defense experts, will be not only on production but on doctrinal adaptation and forward deployment.

One of the central components of Russia’s future arsenal is the Oreshnik system – a mobile platform widely viewed as the spiritual successor to the Soviet-era Pioneer (SS-20). The weapon was first publicly hinted at in 2023, and serial deliveries to Russian troops were reported to have begun in mid-2025.

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In addition to Oreshnik, experts expect land-based variants of the Kalibr and Tsirkon missile families to be introduced, along with new ballistic versions of the Iskander system.

“We will likely see a full spectrum of platforms: cruise, ballistic, and hypersonic,” says Dmitry Stefanovich, co-founder of the Watfor think tank.

“These systems are already being incorporated into various service branches – not just the Strategic Missile Forces, but also the Ground Forces and the Navy’s coastal units.”

Stefanovich adds that Belarus is a likely site for early deployments – and that newly formed missile brigades may emerge across all Russian military districts by the end of 2025.

Russia announced that

The world saw the Oreshnik, with its Mach 20 speed (15,224.6 mph) and the United States was terrified.

Russia NO LONGER bound by self-restrictions on deployment of intermediate and short-range missiles — Foreign Ministry

'West's build-up of destabilizing missile potentials create a direct threat to security of our country'

VIDEO: Russia’s Oreshnik hitting its targets pic.twitter.com/IVeaBN1VPZ

— RT (@RT_com) August 4, 2025

When Russia hit a defense manufacturing plant in Dnipro, it was a warning to the Americans and the British for their allowing the Ukrainians to use ATACMS and Storm Shadows. The Russians announced that the Oreshnik can hit any target in Europe:

Trump is now talking about visiting Putin to discuss the war in Ukraine. Russia has the winning cards. Trump will have no choice but to kiss up to Putin.