US State Department spokesman Ned Price on Wednesday confirmed that Russia had sent a diplomatic note about the decision to “suspend” participation in the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START-3).
This is reported by the correspondentEuropean truth“.
“I can confirm the exchange of diplomatic notes between Russia and the United States. I think it’s fair to say that what we learned from the diplomatic note did not contain anything new that was not contained in the public statements that came out of Moscow,” Price said. at the briefing.
“Our position has not changed: Russia’s decision to unilaterally suspend its participation in the START-3 Treaty is unfortunate and, moreover, irresponsible. For nuclear states, participation in arms control and other measures for strategic stability is responsible,” he added.
A State Department spokesman criticized Moscow’s actions to undermine stability and its irresponsible nuclear rhetoric, which “threaten every state on this planet.”
“We are working to save the treaty and continue to urge Moscow to restore its full implementation,” Price said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed the law on “suspension” Moscow’s participation in the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START-3) with the United States, which remains the last agreement limiting the strategic nuclear arsenals of both states.
The Russian side blames the United States for its decision to suspend the START-3 Treaty and assures that it is not going to increase our own nuclear arsenal. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called on Russia reconsider your decision on the suspension of its participation in the START treaty, and US President Joe Biden called it “big mistake”.
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