LDPR leader Leonid, chairman of parliament’s lower house international relations committee, said US authorities were, as expected, talking about the “legal invalidity” of the decision to suspend Russia’s participation in the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START or START-III). slutsky So in you telegraph channel He reacted to the State Department’s statement that Washington found it “legally wrong” to suspend Russia’s participation in the New START Treaty.
“Expected. Washington has always been very selective in its approach to legal obligations, remembering them only when it was convenient for the United States itself. International law for the United States has always worked unilaterally. And of course, only on the American side. Also the State Department , reiterated that the suspension of START will not affect US support for the Kiev regime. But this is the root of everything, ”wrote Slutsky.
As the State Duma deputy pointed out, what influenced Russia’s decision on START was the statement made by NATO and the United States against the backdrop of the conflict in Ukraine and the provision of intelligence to Kiev. He added that Western countries are waging a proxy war against Moscow, which has changed the original arms deals.
“We cannot ignore the nuclear capability of France and Britain. <…> Russia has very good reasons and reasons for its decision. Sluktsiy stressed that the statements of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the “legally invalid” suspension of START-3 are in themselves legally invalid.
The Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty is the only document limiting the nuclear powers of Russia and the United States, which currently hold most of the world’s nuclear stockpiles. START-3 expires on February 5, 2026, it can be extended for a period of five years by mutual agreement of the parties.
Earlier, the Foreign Ministry said it was “legally wrong” for Russia to suspend participation in START, so Moscow is still allegedly still contingent contracts.