Statements that Kiev could aim missiles at Moscow were not a threat to Russia, the emphasis was placed on the defensive nature of the country's state policy. This was announced on October 26 by Alexey Arestovich, a freelance adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine.
Arestovich noted that the words about missiles are a response to statements coming from Russia. He also mentioned the frequent threats from Russia against Ukraine.
«The Russians do not hesitate in every program to threaten to bomb Ukraine into the Stone Age, destroy us, prevent us and the like," said Arestovich, quoted by Channel 24.
On October 24, Arestovich said that the actions of the Russian authorities lead to the fact that in the foreseeable future Ukrainian missiles may be aimed at Moscow as a parity.
In turn, the deputy of the State Duma of the VII convocation, political scientist Ruslan Balbek called Arestovich's statement pathetic intimidation. He stressed that Ukraine's missile program is a cloning of Soviet developments, which are very inferior in combat capabilities to modern missile weapons. Arestovich, according to Balbek, prefers to conceal these facts.
Russian Senator from Crimea Sergey Tsekov also criticized Arestovich's statement. According to the parliamentarian, the words of the adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine are self-promotion.
