May 30, 2024 7:25 PM

It may take extra nuclear deterrence steps if US puts missiles in Europe/Asia : Russia

Russia may take extra steps in the area of nuclear deterrence if the United States deploys intermediate and short-range missiles in Europe and Asia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told the state RIA news agency in an interview. RIA referred to U.S. plans, announced in April, to deploy missiles in the Indo-Pacific region in response to what Washington sees as growing Chinese militarisation. Such deployments would have previously been outlawed under the landmark 1987 Intermediate-range N...