Ryabkov indicated last month that Russia was "starting to gear up for a potential deployment of U.S. intermediate-range ground missiles" and that "decisions on response measures are being implemented."
Ngenyanga edlule uRyabkov ugudlisele ukuthi iRussia “isiqala ukulungela ukuthumela kwe-U.S imicibisholo yasemhlabeni yebanga eliphakathi” nokuthi “kuthathwa izinyathelo ngezinqumo zokuthi kuzosatshelwa kanjani.”