Russia will make NATO nuclear weapons in Poland one of its primary targets if they are deployed there, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov declared today in the latest escalation of tensions between Moscow and Europe.
The comments came after Polish President Andrzej Duda on Monday said his nation would be ready to host Western nukes, given Russia's decision to station intercontinental ballistic missiles in neighbouring Belarus late last year.
'Our patience is not limitless,' Ryabkov said. 'If Poland takes the path of further escalation - these verbal games with nuclear weapons - then it means there will be a further round of tension.
'This game is very dangerous, and its consequences may be unpredictable.'
Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov also responded to Duda's declaration, stating that Russia's defence ministry will 'analyse the situation... and take all the necessary retaliatory steps to guarantee our safety'.
Amid the rising tensions, Russian ally Belarus moved combat-ready troops closer to the border with Poland on Thursday 'with a readiness of three hours', according to President Lukashenko - who warned exchanging blows could lead to 'apocalypse'.
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