Monitoring Desk
WASHINGOTN: Washington said on Tuesday that Moscow was not complying with New START Treaty, the last remaining weapons control agreement between the world’s two main nuclear countries, as tensions soar over the Ukraine conflict.
A State Department spokesperson said “Moscow is not complying with its obligation as per the treaty to facilitate inspection activities on its territory”.
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The spokesperson said that the Russia has a clear path for returning to complete compliance. It added that there is nothing preventing Russian inspectors from visiting to the US and conducting inspections.
Russia announced in August that it was going to suspend US inspections of its military sites under New START Treaty. It added it was responding to the US obstruction of inspections by Moscow, a charge denied by the US.
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The Russian President has issued lightly veiled threats to use nuclear arms in Ukraine war, reviving Cold War period fears of an apocalyptic war.
Moscow indefinitely delayed talks under New START Treat that had been due to start on Nov 29 in Egypt, accusing the US of “toxicity and animosity.”
US President Joe Biden shortly after assuming office extended New START Treaty by five years until 2026, giving time to talk. The Biden administration hinted that it wanted to preserve New START, saying the agreement was meant “to make the globe safer.”
