"In general, we have more or less parity in terms of carriers and warheads, but ours are more modern. Everybody knows this, the experts know this. However, this does not mean we should measure ourselves by the number of carriers and warheads. But it is necessary to know this. And those who need to know, I repeat, experts, specialists, and the military, they know it well. They are now setting tasks to increase this modernity and novelty, and they have a corresponding plan. We also know this. They are developing all their components. So are we," he said.

"We want, I repeat, we want to resolve all disputes, and this dispute, this conflict, by peaceful means. And we are ready for this. We want to do this. But it should be a serious conversation with the provision of security for the party to the conflict. In this case, we are primarily interested in the security of Russia, of the Russian Federation. We will proceed from this," he said.

“I believe that Putin is warning the US that you [NATO] have expanded and expanded, but as long as you did not affect our living space, we were silent.”

“Intervention is an invasion into the expanses of the economy, into the expanses of finance, into the expanses of military security and, strictly speaking, into vital areas where Russia carries out its life activities. We will defend it with all possible forces and means that we have. And we know that the president has always warned: in the event of a sharp deterioration or even a threat to sovereignty, we will not hesitate to use nuclear weapons. I believe that is his message in this interview,” said Anatoliy Matviychuk.

"All targets that are critical for us -- this is the land of the Palatinate in Germany, where [US] nuclear warheads are stored, other economically developed centers of the European Union and NATO, which preach an aggressive stance towards us,” he said. “They are already in the crosshairs of our strategic nuclear forces. Our response will not be aimed at some areas, but against specific targets, the destruction of which will firstly undermine the economic power of the European Union and secondly will cause irreparable damage to the United States of America."