Sergei Ryabkov, Deputy Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that at the moment there can be no talk of any potential agreement with the USA on the restoration of START. It has been reported DEA News.
“They have to come to their senses, shrug and accept reality as it is. They literally keep playing with fire. In this case, there cannot be any secret, explicit, direct, implicit, any agreement regarding the “restoration” of something related to START, ”Ryabkov said.
Previously at the US State Department declarationAccording to Washington, Moscow’s suspension of participation in the Treaty on Measures to Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Weapons (START, START-3) is allegedly “legally wrong”, meaning that Russia is still bound by the circumstances. agreement.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also stated that the United States is ready to meet with the Russian Federation to resolve concerns, the parties have everything necessary to conduct an inspection under the agreement.
On February 28, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law suspending the country’s participation in START.