[Truth666]

Now it's your turn to give me a quote of a Russian president or defense minister not excluding a preemptive strike if the current situation (for the time of the quote) didn't change.
I know none. The only case we know for sure this happened was made public 25 years LATER !!! (Turkey 1962)

[Pubbie]

"Now it's your turn to give me a quote of a Russian president or defense minister not excluding a preemptive strike if the current situation (for the time of the quote) didn't change."

The Russian military has the US as a "Potential" military opponent - but that is mainly because we were enemiess for 40+ years.

In addition to the US, the Russian military views the following countries as "Potential" military opponents:

Germany
China
Britain
Japan

Of these countries, the only one that Russia actively trains to fight is China.