Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Moscow is ready to take retaliatory action against possible deliveries of long-range missiles to Ukraine from the West. According to Lavrov, as soon as Western countries give Kyiv permission to use such weapons, Russian measures will be put into effect. The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry made this statement amid ongoing discussions in Western circles about expanding military aid to Ukraine.

Lavrov stressed that Russia is closely monitoring the ongoing changes in the West's military strategy and is taking steps to neutralize potential threats. He also noted that any steps related to the supply of long-range weapons systems will entail serious consequences, to which Russia has already prepared an appropriate response.

It is not specified what specific measures are planned to be taken.