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Moscow Ready To Respond If U.S. Puts Nuclear Missiles In Europe

February 20 2019

Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country will respond in kind if the U.S. deploys intermediate-range nuclear missiles in Europe, reports Russia's Tass news agency.

Moscow will consider both tit-for-tat and asymmetric responses, Putin said on Wednesday during the annual State of the Nation address.

Russia would target both the sites where the missiles are stationed and the U.S., Putin told the Federal Assembly. 

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