Moscow-Sana
MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said today that Moscow notes the issuance of signals by the United States to end the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty in the future, which calls into question the future of this document.
Sputnik quoted Lavrov as saying in an article for Russia magazine in world affairs under the heading of the world at the crossroads and the future international relations system. It creates the risk of dismantling the entire treaty structure in nuclear missile control. ”
Lavrov pointed out that the prospects for the treaty measures to promote the reduction and reduction of strategic offensive weapons are also not clear because there is no clear answer from the US side to Russia's proposal to approve the extension of the treaty after its expiration in February 2021.
Earlier this month, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced his country's formal withdrawal from the short- and medium-range missile treaty, announcing on the same day that the treaty had come to an end at the initiative of the United States.
Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed that Washington's exit from the treaty could lead to an arms race that could not be curbed, calling on Washington to begin a serious and objective dialogue with Moscow.
