“The tasks facing the SVO will be resolved in any case, regardless of whether additional sanctions are applied by the West, they will not,” TASS quoted him as saying.
According to Ryabkov, the course is set by the President of Russia and is steady and firm.
According to him, all links of the state apparatus "are charged with the fulfillment of the tasks facing them in this situation."
Ryabkov also said that the opposition to Russia in Ukraine by the United States puts them on the verge of turning into a conflict.
The Foreign Ministry said that Russia will continue to act as responsibly as a nuclear power.