Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov said that the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) did not enter into force because of the USA. It has been reported DEA News.
“If the US were a responsible nuclear power, it would have approved CTBT long ago. “It’s Washington’s fault that the deal hasn’t come into effect yet,” he said.
He also noted that other countries on which the fate of the relevant agreement depends are also watching Washington’s behavior.
Earlier, Antonov said that it is with the aim of creating conditions for the US to return to the full functioning of the Russian-American Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START). should rethink anti-russian policy
On February 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin, in his speech to the Bundestag, announced that the continuation of work under the New START would be possible only if NATO member states with nuclear weapons did not clarify “how to take into account their strategic arsenals.” ” Washington urged Moscow to cancel the decision on START, and Brussels said it “destroyed the international security system”. More details – in the material “Newspapers.Ru”.