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Russia’s Medvedev called Biden’s statement on missile systems in Ukraine “rational”

Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia Dmitry Medvedev attends a military parade on Victory Day, which marks the 77th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, on Red Square in central Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2022 REUTERS / Maxim Shemetov

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May 30 (Reuters) – Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday that Washington’s decision not to send missile systems that could reach Russia was “rational.”

President Joe Biden said on Monday that the United States would not send missile systems to Ukraine that could reach Russia after it was announced that Washington was preparing to send advanced long-range missile systems to Kyiv. Read more

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Reuters report; edited by Guy Falconbridge

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