A group of 10 Republican senators presented a bill to the US Congress regarding the country’s withdrawal from the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START-3). specified in this message. area Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Senator Tom Cotton, one of the bill’s authors, believes that US President Joe Biden “should not prolong this agreement, which only makes Russia and China stronger and America weaker.” Republicans want Washington to withdraw from START and “strengthen its nuclear forces”.
The authors of the bill also accuse Russia of violating the norms of the treaty. They also demand that any future arms control agreements with Russia similarly limit China’s nuclear arsenal.
At the end of April, US Ambassador to Moscow Lynn Tracy said that US authorities remained in the post. loyalty Implementation of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START or START III) with Russia.
Sergey Ryabkov, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation declarationThat Russia no longer has any point of contact with the United States on the Treaty on the Reduction of Strategic Assault Weapons.
On February 28, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law suspending Russia’s participation in START.