The Facts

• Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin on Sunday vowed to deploy previously banned long-range missiles close to Western countries if the US goes through with its plan to station similar long-range, nuclear-capable missiles in Germany in 2026.

• Speaking at a naval parade in St Petersburg, Putin said that, if the US goes forward with the move, Russia would take "mirror measures," adding that "we will consider ourselves free" from its self-imposed moratorium on such weapons — a reference to the 1987 US-Soviet treaty that the US pulled out of in 2019.