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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday accused the West of pushing Russia towards its “red lines” – situations he has made clear publicly he will not tolerate – and said Moscow had been forced to respond.
Putin told a meeting of defense officials that Russia was watching with concern the US development and possible deployment of short- and medium-range missiles.
He said Russia would lift all its voluntary restrictions on deploying its own missiles if the United States went ahead and deployed such missiles.
Putin, who said Russian forces in Ukraine have taken control of 189 settlements so far this year, said Russia’s nuclear weapons were there to deter.
(This story was refiled to correct a typo in paragraph 1)
