SEOUL: The United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will face a “firm response” including military-technical countermeasures if they make new missile threats against Russia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. said on Sunday. “We are prepared for any scenario. If a new missile threat is established, the enemy will face a decisive response with military-technical countermeasures. Hypothetical measures to create conditions for this will also be considered,” Lavrov said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
Foreign Minister Lavrov said Russia will focus on addressing the root causes of fundamental security disagreements and reducing the likelihood of conflict, Xinhua News Agency reported, citing an interview. He emphasized that he is primarily interested in a comprehensive approach. “NATO’s long-standing eastward expansion remains a key driver of the Ukraine crisis and continues to pose a threat to Russia’s security. Arms control issues may be discussed hypothetically, but it is more Only as part of a broader agenda,” Lavrov added.
Foreign Minister Lavrov said in an interview that Russia needs to abandon the unilateral suspension of the deployment of ground-based medium- and short-range missiles, as it has become almost unsustainable, despite officially continuing. He said that there is. Foreign Minister Lavrov highlighted the recent tests under combat conditions of Russia’s latest medium-range hypersonic system “Oleshnik”.
“This convincingly demonstrated our capabilities and determination to implement compensation measures,” Foreign Minister Lavrov said. He also said Russia is open to negotiations to resolve the Ukraine conflict, but such negotiations must address “root causes” and reflect the reality on the ground.
“We are ready for negotiations, but the negotiations must aim to address the root causes of the Ukraine crisis and take into account the real situation on the ground,” Lavrov said. Foreign Minister Lavrov secured Ukraine’s “non-aligned, neutral and non-nuclear status” to “eliminate long-term threats to Russia’s security posed by Western powers, including the expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)” pointed out that it was necessary to do so.
“Kyiv must undertake certain obligations to ensure the rights, freedoms and interests of Russian-speaking citizens,” he added. Earlier, the head of the Ukrainian President’s Office Andriy Yermak said in an interview with Sasypirne on December 12 that Ukraine does not have enough Western support to take a strong position, according to a report in local media Kyiv. Therefore, he stated that he was not prepared to enter into negotiations with Russia. Independent.
