“[The U.S. is] preparing to use nuclear weapons in Europe with the involvement of non-nuclear states,” Vladimir Yermakov, the head of the Foreign Ministry’s department of arms control and nonproliferation, was quoted as saying on Tuesday. “Sadly, some countries dependent on Washington pretend that nothing is happening or are simply afraid to think about how provocative this act is,” he told the state-run RIA Novosti news agency. – Moscow Times