The deployment of US land-based intermediate-and shorter-range missiles in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region will further escalate the situation and whip up an arms race, Yermakov told TASS.
"The United Sates does not conceal its intention to complete as soon as possible a whole number of other projects for creating land-based intermediate-and shorter-range missiles for their subsequent deployment in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. The deployment of these armaments in the above-mentioned regions will further escalate the situation and whip up an arms race," the high-ranking Russian diplomat said.
The plans of the trilateral defense partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States (AUKUS) in the missile sphere will impair international and regional security, Yermakov told TASS.
"As for the countries that have formed the AUKUS pact, they already announced their plans earlier to interact in the missile sphere and their implementation will certainly complicate the situation with regard to international and regional security," the senior Russian diplomat said.
The plans of the trilateral defense partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States (AUKUS) in the sphere of hypersonic armaments raise questions about the tasks and scope of the deployment of these systems, he said.
"By itself, the creation of hypersonic armaments does not contradict any international treaties. However, in each particular case, questions arise about the tasks that these systems are being developed for, the regions and the scope of their deployment," the senior Russian diplomat said.