In a joint statement made by the parties after the Franco-British nuclear summit in Paris, France and Britain urged Russia to return to participate in START. TASS.
“France and Britain regret that Russia has decided to suspend its participation in START-3, the most important instrument for nuclear arms control and strategic stability. In the communiqué, they call on Russia immediately to fully comply with the provisions of the treaty.
Separately, Paris and London noted that Russia’s plans to conduct nuclear tests could violate the moratorium on such research.
Former Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Ryabkov declarationRussia is following the meeting of the leaders of Britain and France in the nuclear field, but “not in a constructive expectation”.
On February 28, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law suspending Russia’s participation in the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. According to Putin, Moscow needs to have a clear understanding of what the other nuclear powers, France and Britain, which are members of NATO, are claiming, and how their strategic arsenals will be taken into account, before returning to discuss the ongoing work under the New START. .