Russia says will respond to U.S. on missile deployment

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a joint news conference with Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio in Rome, Italy, December 6, 2019. REUTERS/Remo Casilli - Copyright REMO CASILLI(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 06/12/2019 - 17:02•Updated 19/04/2024 - 06:04

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ROME (Reuters) - Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday that Russia will not hesitate to respond to any new deployment of missiles by the United States.

"We will have a mirror reaction", Lavrov said. "Every step will have a Russian reaction," Lavrov said at a news conference in Rome with his Italian counterpart, speaking through an Italian interpreter.

Russia has proposed a moratorium on the deployment of short and intermediate-range nuclear missiles in Europe after the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) banning such a move formally ended in August.

(Reporting by Gavin Jones)

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Russia says will respond to U.S. on missile deployment

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