Media: the United States believes that Russia places in Kaliningrad region “Iskander-M” – RIA Novosti

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(updated: 00:53 08.10.2016)

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MOSCOW, 8 Feb — RIA Novosti. the United States believes that Russia places in the Kaliningrad region rocket complexes “Iskander-M”, informs on Saturday Reuters citing a source in American intelligence.

the Source, who asked to remain anonymous, said that the reasons for the deployment of Russian complexes in Kaliningrad “can not bear the danger.”

“They moved to Kaliningrad in a similar complex in 2014 for military exercises. It can also be a political gesture — a show of force to Express dissatisfaction with the actions of NATO,” said the Reuters source, commenting on earlier information in the Estonian media.

a Review of the Russian side in connection with a statement, RIA Novosti has not yet.

In the annual report “Estonia in the international security environment in 2016,” published in March by the Estonian information Department, which deals with foreign intelligence, said that the Estonian authorities fear located in the district of Kaliningrad and the border with Estonia and Latvia new cruise missiles “Iskander”. However, as noted in the report, “unlikely to use tactical nuclear weapons against located in Estonia objects and those of NATO units”.

permanent representative of Russia to NATO Alexander Grushko, commenting in late June, the possibility of accommodation in the Kaliningrad region complexes “Iskander”, said that Russia does not have any restrictions on the placement of the systems, but in any case, you need to analyze the military situation. Meanwhile, the chief of rocket troops and artillery (Rvia) of the Land forces of Russia major General Michael Matveevsky in may 2015, said that the missile brigade of the Russian Armed forces stationed in Kaliningrad region by 2018, like all other missile brigade, will be rearmed on the operational-tactical complex (PTRC) “Iskander-M”.

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