MOSCOW, May 13. /TASS/. The successful test of the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system that Russia will soon deploy for combat duty has literally brought the country’s "friends" in the West closer within reach, Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev commented ironically.

Russia’s newest nuclear weapons show its superiority in this sphere, military expert Gianandrea Gaiani, the editor-in-chief of the Analisi Difesa portal, told TASS.

TASS has collected key responses to the successful test-launch of the Sarmat missile.

Russian politicians weigh in

The successful test of the Sarmat ICBM system, which will soon enter combat duty, has literally brought Russia’s Western "friends" closer within reach, Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev stated.