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“It would be good to harmonise our interests and not put Russia in a position where missiles could reach us in four minutes,” he adds. “Russia is ready to create a comparable, analogous threat, by deploying its weapons close to decision-making centres. But we are suggesting a way of avoiding this, of not creating threats. Otherwise, everyone will be turned into radioactive ash.”