It is noted that in the past few weeks, statements by representatives of the US Department of Defense have become more frequent about practical steps to implement plans for the early creation and deployment of intermediate and shorter-range ground-based missiles in various regions of the world, which were previously prohibited under the INF Treaty destroyed by Washington.
Also, the Foreign Ministry announced "openly hostile destabilizing statements and actions in this direction" by the British military.
She noted that Russia will carefully monitor practical measures to create an arsenal of land-based INFs from the Americans, as well as their allies in Europe and the Asia-Pacific regime, including taking into account the intentions announced by Britain.
“We are by no means shutting the door for dialogue, but in the current conditions we do not rule out that Russia will be forced to increasingly shift the focus of efforts to the implementation of measures of military-technical response to emerging missile threats,” Zakharova said in a statement.
Earlier, the Russian ambassador called Britain's plans to increase its nuclear potential alarming.