Overview

• Ryabkov emphasized that all options are on the table, including deploying nuclear missiles in Kaliningrad.
• The US plans to station SM-6, Tomahawk, and hypersonic missiles in Germany as part of NATO's defense strategy.
• Tensions between Russia and NATO have escalated since the US withdrew from the INF Treaty in 2019.
• Security experts view these moves as part of an ongoing arms race amid the Ukraine conflict.
• Russian officials assert that NATO's actions justify their own military responses.