“At the same time, bearing in mind the new circumstances, I instruct the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and other relevant departments to analyze the level of threat posed by the United States actions for our country and take comprehensive measures to prepare a symmetrical response," Putin said.
Earlier, Russia's acting Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Dmitry Polyansky, said that the United States had long and purposefully violated the Treaty on the Elimination of Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles (INF Treaty), aiming for its collapse.
On August 19, the Pentagon announced the test of a banned INF Treaty cruise missile. As emphasized in the military department, the development of a new rocket began in February.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov indicated that Washington was preparing to test the missile long before the INF Treaty ceased to exist.