"At this stage, there is no need to delve into detailed discussions about how and where Russia might deploy intermediate-and shorter-range missiles, as this pertains to strategy and tactics outlined in relevant statements by the president and the deputy foreign minister," the diplomat stated.
"The military-political signal was very clear — we conveyed it to both the United States and its allies, who have taken practical steps toward preparing for the deployment and placement of intermediate-and shorter-range missiles in various regions of the world," the diplomat stated. "I believe they should focus on the signal, the message that we sent," she continued.
Zakharova emphasized that the essence of Russia's warnings is straightforward: "Regardless of the geography of such deployments [of missile systems by the West], which create additional missile threats to Russia," Moscow will respond "in the most decisive way." She underscored that this response could involve both tit-for-tat and asymmetric countermeasures.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on November 21 that the United States and its NATO allies had announced their decision to grant Kiev permission to use long-range high-precision weapons, following which US-and UK-made missiles attacked Russian military sites in the Kursk and Bryansk Regions.
In response to these attacks, Russia test-launched the latest Oreshnik hypersonic intermediate-range ballistic missiles with conventional warheads against Ukraine’s major Yuzhmash defense enterprise in Dnepr (formerly Dnepropetrovsk), Putin elaborated.
The Russian leader stressed that the West’s inflammatory actions might trigger serious consequences if the Ukraine conflict escalates further.
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