Statements made by Republican Party US presidential candidate Donald Trump, when he was in power, that American officials were close to signing a nuclear denuclearization agreement with the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China do not correspond to reality. This was stated by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, he writes TASS.
Commenting on the situation, the diplomat said: “No, this is not true.”
He added that in the past, Washington tried to bring Moscow and Beijing to the negotiating table at the same time. However, as the public knows well, these efforts were inconclusive.
According to Ryabkov, the Trump administration has repeatedly sent signals of interest in China’s participation in the denuclearization dialogue. The Russian Federation also wanted to see US allies with nuclear weapons at the negotiating table.
We are talking about England and France, which do not want to participate in such discussions. The deputy minister described this fact as “natural”.
On October 9, the Republican presidential candidate gave an interview to the Flagrant YouTube channel. During the conversation he reportedDuring his time in power, it was claimed that Washington, Moscow and Beijing were ready to abandon nuclear weapons completely. As the politician said, other countries then had to join the relevant agreement.
Previously at the UN in the name The Russian Federation and the United States will return to the process of reducing nuclear arsenals.