MOSCOW — The Kremlin on Tuesday brushed off Western criticism of the deployment of state-of-the art missiles in Russia’s Baltic Sea region, describing it as an equivalent response to NATO’s military buildup near its borders.
The Russian military has reportedly stationed anti-shipping missiles in the nation’s westernmost Kaliningrad exclave, and a senior lawmaker also has announced the deployment of other missile systems.
The U.S. State Department and NATO have voiced concern, describing the Russian move as destabilizing.
