Russia is discussing with its closest partners the issue of deploying long-range weapons, TASS state news agency reported on Wednesday, citing Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.

Ryabkov told TASS in an interview that in both Asia and Latin America Moscow has “closest partners” with whom “the security situation is being worked out substantively, not only at the level of exchange of assessments.”

“There is nothing in this,” TASS cited Ryabkov as saying. “The issue (placement of long-range weapons) is being raised … with a number of our partners.”

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