At the current stage, Russia needs to correct the legal and political imbalance that arose due to the mistake of the United States, which had not previously ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). In fact, Russia’s Ambassador to Washington, Anatoly Antonov, commented on US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s statements criticizing Russia’s withdrawal of ratification of the CTBT. TASS.
“We need to understand clearly: this situation would not have arisen if the Americans themselves had ratified the agreement they signed in 1996. “Russia must correct the legal and political imbalance within the framework of the agreement, which is Washington’s mistake,” he said.
According to Antonov, the Russian Federation expected that 20 years after the ratification of the CTBT, other states in the world would follow its example. As for the attitude of the United States on this issue, it actually turned out to be the “most destructive”.
Antonov in an interview on Channel One statedHe said Russia would seek compensation against all US aircraft carriers and nuclear warheads.
Formerly North Korea spent Exercises simulating a nuclear attack on South Korea.