“As for the missiles, we already proposed to Europe, more than once we suggested that the NATO support our unilateral moratorium on the deployment of those weapons that were prohibited by the Treaty on the Elimination of Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles (INF Treaty). There is no reaction, ”he said on the Russia 24 television channel.
Lavrov noted that Russian President Vladimir Putin sent an appeal to "all NATO leaders" about a moratorium on the INF.
“The answer is given orally in the sense that Russia has already deployed its missiles in Europe, in the Kaliningrad region. Therefore, there can be no counter moratorium. This is again done on the basis of allegations that we tested the 9M729 missile at a range prohibited by the Treaty, that is, more than 500 km, ”Lavrov said.
On September 25, it was reported that Putin sent a number of countries, including NATO members, a message containing a proposal to introduce a moratorium on the deployment of medium- and shorter-range missiles in Europe and other regions.
In October, the Russian leader said that he had not received an answer to his appeal.