This is written by the state-run Russian news agency Tass, Expressen reports.
– This is a very dangerous game, says the deputy minister.
On Monday, Poland’s president, Andrzej Duda, said that the country is prepared to allow the US to deploy nuclear weapons in the country, if the US so wishes.
Ryabkov strongly warns against a possible deployment, and says that any steps in this direction will not contribute to increasing security in Poland.
He believes that US nuclear weapons on Polish soil represent a threat to Russia, and warns Polish politicians against impulsiveness.
– All relevant facilities will end up first on our military plans.
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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has also said that Russia will do everything it can to guarantee its security.
– Our patience is not infinite. If Poland chooses to escalate, as with the comments about nuclear weapons, it means that the situation will become even more tense, says Ryabkov.
Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk has also commented on the deployment of nuclear weapons. He is less sure than Duda that the mother country should facilitate the NATO weapon.
– This idea is so extensive and serious that I need to know all the circumstances surrounding the president’s statements, he says.
