Russia "will not hesitate" to resume nuclear weapons testing if similar steps are taken by the United States, according to Sergei Ryabkov, the country's deputy foreign minister. According to Russia's TASS news agency,

Russia has threatened to resume nuclear missile tests if the United States does the same, according to Sergey Ryabkov, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister. As reported by the Russian news agency TASS, Ryabkov made this statement during a national television interview,

The Kremlin issued a new wave of nuclear threats toward the US, claiming that Washington is awaiting a "mirror response" in the event of nuclear tests, according to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and TASS.