""The message which we wanted to sell in testing, in real action, this hyper sonic system is that we will be ready to do anything to defend our legitimate interest. We hate even to think about war with the United States which will take nuclear character... [but] since some people in Washington ... seem to be not very capable to understand [Russia’s interests], we will send additional messages if they don't draw necessary conclusions.""

- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov