Russia Not To Deploy Missiles Where Similar US Systems Will Not Appear - Lavrov

Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published May 17, 2019 | 05:16 PM

Russia will not create and deploy shorter- and intermediate-range missiles to regions where similar US systems will not appear, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday

HELSINKI (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 17th May, 2019) Russia will not create and deploy shorter- and intermediate-range missiles to regions where similar US systems will not appear, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday.

"Regarding the consequences of the US withdrawal from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, President [Vladimir] Putin very clearly outlined our position - we will respond in kind.

.. We will not create and deploy intermediate- and shorter-range missiles to regions where similar American-made systems will not appear," Lavrov told reporters.