If American missiles appear in Asia, Russia will consider deploying short- and medium-range missiles in Asia!

The Pentagon has recently been discussing the possibility of deploying missile forces to Asia, and Japan in particular. Japan's Kyodo News reported on Sunday that this will involve the US Marines' multi-warhead high-mobility rocket systems.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov (Sergei Ryabkov) responded to these reports. He said on Monday that Moscow does not rule out deploying medium- and short-range missiles in the Asia-Pacific region to emulate the US.

Earlier this year, Washington also deployed a new medium-range land-based missile system in the Philippines. The system, called “Typhon” (Typhon), can launch a nuclear-capable Tomahawk missile, drawing attention from Russia and China.

Such a Russian deployment would be retaliatory. Ryabkov explained, “Of course, this is one of the options that has been mentioned over and over again. The emergence of an American system anywhere in the world will determine our next actions, including in organizing military and military technical responses.”

Ryabkov later emphasized in his speech to reporters that all of this depends entirely on US policy. He called for missile systems not to be extended to the Pacific. He said, “Russian President Vladimir Putin detailed deployment issues in his speech. As before, everything that happens now depends entirely on what choices our opponents will make in this extremely worrying and very dangerous time, and on what course they will follow.”

Ryabkov further stated that according to existing international obligations, there are currently no restrictions on the deployment of Russia's new “Oreshnik” (Oreshnik) medium-range ballistic missile.

Moscow has also long warned that America's withdrawal from the Intermediate-Range Missile Treaty (INF) was a major mistake and would lead to the further spread of dangerous and provocative missile systems among global nuclear powers.