German Chancellor Merz: "Long-Range Missiles for Deep Strikes into Russia Coming Within Weeks'

Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz tells Politico that deep strikes into Russia with long-range range missiles are coming soon:

Responding to a question from POLITICO at a U.K. press conference Thursday, the German chancellor said Ukraine needed deep strike systems to better defend itself and that it would "very shortly, very soon, receive additional support in that regard."

He later suggested that capability could be operational in Ukraine within weeks.

Hal Turner Analysis

We know what they are going to hit, it's been "sounded out" in the press. Based on prior Press statements and reports, it appears they are going to hit the Iskander Hypersonic Missile factory which also makes Topol M and Bulva nuclear missiles.

Russia has said that if such an attack takes place, and forensics show the missiles to be of German manufacture, then those missiles cannot have been operated by Ukraine; the Ukrainians don't know how to program the missiles or guide them to target.  In such a case, Russia said they will treat the attack by Ukraine as a "joint attack" by both Ukraine and Germany.  Russia will then strike military manufacturing targets and decision-making centers inside Germany (or whatever OTHER country supplied the long-range missiles.)

As most readers already know, if Russia strikes back into a NATO-member country, then NATO will declare "Collective Self-Defense" under Article 5 of the NATO Treaty.

Russian President Vladimir Putin already addressed such an eventuality, publicly. Putin said that if NATO declares Article 5 collective self defense against Russia, Russians will die as Martyr's and go to Heaven.  But NATO countries will die so fast, they won't even have time to repent.

He wasn't kidding.

Russian nuclear missiles, launched from either the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, or a SARMAT missile launch from inside Russia, would reach the following European Capitals in the following times:

Berlin, Germany — 106 seconds 

Paris, France — 200 seconds 

London, England, UK — 202 seconds

Russian TV Show "60 Minutes" created a graphic showing these facts:

The graphic above appeared during a live broadcast on Russian TV on or about April 29, 2022:

«60 minutes» talk show: Russian propagandists have already counted how long it would take for the latest Russian nuclear missile «Sarmat» to reach European capitals if launched from Kaliningrad:

🇩🇪Berlin—106 seconds
🇫🇷Paris—200 seconds
🇬🇧London—202 seconds#StopRussia pic.twitter.com/FMSNF9d62t

— UkraineWorld (@ukraine_world) April 29, 2022

So for Germany Chancellor Merz to tell POLITICO yesterday that long-range missiles will be in Ukraine very soon, and long-range strikes inside Russia will also start soon, seems literally suicidal to me.

I'm not the only one who sees this.  Other media people are starting to say it on social media as well:

If Germany provides weapons (Taurus) and material assistance to Ukraine to target inside Russia (The Kiev Dictatorship can't operate these missiles without German direct input)

There is a real possibility that Russia will strike weapons production and transit sites in Germany pic.twitter.com/O5D5E93hNa

— Chay Bowes (@BowesChay) July 18, 2025