MOSCOW - Russia will develop a military response to the threat in connection with the US Pentagon's plans to deploy long-range missiles in Germany, local media reported on Thursday, citing Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.

The Pentagon said Wednesday that in 2026, the United States will begin to deploy long-range strike systems in Germany to demonstrate its commitment to NATO and Europe.

Such decisions are aimed at harming Russia's security, TASS news agency quoted Ryabkov as saying.

It was "just a link in an escalating course, one of the elements of intimidation," and the main component of the policies of NATO and the United States towards Russia, Ryabkov added.

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Russia's response will be determined in a calm, professional manner, Ryabkov said. "The military has already begun working on the matter."