Key Points
Does it indicate that Vladimir Putin is ready to fight a war with NATO?.
Issuing a terrifying warning to the West, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has claimed that the Kremlin is ready for a war with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation or NATO..
Talking to Izvestia, the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister said, "The people who continue to test us for strength must believe that there are no limits to their own gambling, in a game of raising the stakes..
If media reports are to be believed, he continues to lay the groundwork aiming at opening new maritime trade routes which, among other benefits, could help Russia circumvent a potential NATO blockade...
Warning against intruding into Russian interests as a "dangerous path", Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said, "We are ready, as it has already been demonstrated, to defend our national interests with all the means at our disposal."..
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