Russia said on Monday it may be forced to deploy intermediate-range nuclear missiles in Europe in response to what it sees as NATO’s plans to do the same. The warning from Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov raised the risk of a new arms build-up on the continent, with East-West tensions at their worst since the Cold War ended three decades ago. Minister says Russia has complete lack of trust in NATO Redeployment could unwind 35 years of arms control ‘It will be a confrontation, this will be the next round’ Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told Russia’s RIA news agency…
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