Lavrov's words were quoted on Tuesday by the official Russian news agency TASS. The Russian Foreign Minister said that his country is ready to talk with the United States on the issue of nuclear tests.
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“If any nuclear power conducts nuclear tests, Russia will do the same,” he said, once again directing threats at the West.
At the end of October, US President Donald Trump announced before his meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping that he had ordered the Pentagon to resume nuclear weapons tests, citing the tests of other countries.
Vladimir Putin reacts to Donald Trump's announcement
Earlier, Vladimir Putin himself commented on nuclear tests. At the beginning of November, during a meeting with the management staff of ministries and services responsible for the security sector, the Russian dictator announced that Russia would have to respond to nuclear tests of other countries.
— If other countries conduct such tests, Russia will have to take appropriate retaliatory measures, Putin said. He noted that Moscow has always supported the ban on similar tests, as long as it is not violated by other countries that are parties to the nuclear test ban agreement.
The Russian leader ordered the leadership of the security forces to prepare proposals for nuclear tests in response to the announcement of American tests made by US President Donald Trump.
