Konstantin Kosachev, Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council, called the US State Department’s statement that Russia violated the Strategic Assault Weapons Treaty (START) as unfair. Transmits words red blood cell.
As Kosachev noted, the State Department’s statement was “to put it mildly unfair and is deceptive if you call it spades of spades.” In his view, the United States was the first to violate obligations under START, which sought to create conditions under which Washington would unilaterally exercise its inspection powers, and such rights would be limited for Russia.
“That is, they are trying to apply the START provisions at an unbalanced level, that is, to their advantage,” explained the vice-chairman of the Federation Council, adding that this, of course, is unacceptable for Russia. The control mechanism envisaged in the Convention is “absolutely balanced and can only be applied by considering the needs of the parties mutually.
Kosachev also added that there is “nothing critical” in such US accusations, given what is going on in relations between Moscow and Washington.
Earlier, The Wall Street Journal, citing a US State Department report WroteHe announced that the United States had violated the START Treaty by Russia due to the “blocking” of American inspections.
Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs declarationWashington is ready to work constructively with the Russian Federation on the full implementation of the terms of the agreement.
Source: Gazeta
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