“Russia wants to follow a responsible approach.”
Russia’s Foreign Ministry said today that Russia will continue to abide by the cap on the number of nuclear weapons it can deploy under the New START treaty, despite Moscow’s decision to suspend its participation in the landmark accord.
President Vladimir Putin announced the decision to suspend participation in the treaty during an address to both houses of the Russian parliament on Tuesday in which he also accused the West of trying to destroy Russia.
Under the treaty, signed in 2010 and extended until 2026, Moscow and Washington committed to deploy no more than 1,550 strategic nuclear warheads and a maximum of 700 long-range missiles and bombers.
“To maintain a sufficient degree of predictability and stability in the field of nuclear missiles, Russia intends to adhere to a responsible approach and will continue to strictly adhere to the quantitative restrictions provided for by the New START treaty within the life cycle of the treaty. the ministry said in a statement.
Russia’s foreign ministry also said it would continue to inform the United States about planned test launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs).
In a statement, the ministry blamed the United States for Russia’s decision to suspend the treaty, but said it was not opposed to resuming participation if the United States’ policy towards Moscow changed. .
Russia and the United States have 90% of the world’s nuclear weapons.
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