For Russia's response to West, listen to Putin: Kremlin

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that people should re-listen President Vladimir Putin's statements in St Petersburg to understand Russia's response to a possible decision by the West to allow Ukraine to strike deep into Russia with Western missiles.

Russia will not test a nuclear weapon as long as the United States refrains from testing, Putin's point man for arms control said on Monday after speculation that the Kremlin might abandon its post-Soviet nuclear test moratorium.

In St Petersburg in June, Putin said he could deploy conventional missiles within striking distance of the United States and its European allies if they allowed Ukraine to strike deeper into Russia with long-range Western weapons.