“We are closely monitoring Russia’s actions and do not observe any changes in Russia’s nuclear potential,” RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.
Earlier, Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Sergei Ryabkov said that there were no changes in doctrinal approaches to the subject of nuclear weapons.
He noted that the Russian side has repeatedly noted this both publicly and in contacts with the United States.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the United States is manipulating the topic of the nuclear threat in its own interests.