Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that the nuclear arsenals of France and Britain are de facto controlled by the United States and it is impossible to negotiate without taking into account strategic weapons.
Before that, in an interview with the publication “KommersantAnne-Clair Legendre, spokesperson for the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, announced the possible participation of France in negotiations with Russia on strategic weapons, provided that the gap between the arsenals of the two largest nuclear powers and its own arsenal is significantly reduced.
“It would be more accurate for our Ministry of Foreign Affairs to evaluate this. From our point of view, the nuclear arsenals of France and England are de facto under the control of the USA. It is impossible to talk to America without taking these arsenals into account. They are one integrated NATO system. And since NATO is under the control of the United States, it is a single whole, ”commented the French diplomat Peskov.
On February 21, 2023, the President of Russia announced the suspension of Moscow’s participation in the START III agreement and declarationThat the nuclear arsenals of Britain and France are destined for Russia.