[Moscow 18th Reuters]-Mikhail Gorbachev, who was the last leader of the Soviet Union, warned on the 18th that the world is heading for militarization of politics, and urgently talked to Russia and the US on nuclear weapons management Called to do.
Gorbachev, as General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party, promoted democratic reform and led to the end of the Cold War. The medium-range nuclear force (INF) abolition treaty signed with the US in the 1980s expired two months ago.
Gorbachev pointed out to the Russian newspaper Izvestia that “There are dangerous trends. Two people can be mentioned. They ignore international law and militarize world politics.”
The New Strategic Weapons Reduction Treaty (New START), another nuclear disarmament treaty between Russia and the United States, will expire in 2021, but it is unclear whether it will be extended.
Gorbachev pointed out that the US-Russia dialogue became a more urgent issue due to the expiration of the INF treaty.
“This treaty was the most important pillar for strategic stability. We need to talk so that the lapse of the treaty does not develop into a threat of war,” he said.
