Sergei Ryabkov, Russia’s deputy foreign minister, noted that conditions were not right for new treaty talks
THE Russia announced today that no date has been set for talks with the US on the New START nuclear weapons treaty and accused the US of escalating tensions between the two sides.
The conversations between Moscow and Washington to resume inspections under the New START nuclear arms reduction treaty were expected to take place in November in Egypt, but Russia postponed them and neither side set a new date for a meeting.
THE Sergey RyabkovRussia’s deputy foreign minister, noted that conditions are not right for new talks on the treaty, which limits each side’s number of strategic nuclear warheads.
“The situation, frankly speaking, does not allow setting a new date (…) taking into account this tendency of escalation both in the rhetoric and in the actions of the US,” Ryabkov was quoted as saying by the Russian Interfax news agency.
Already poor US-Russia relations worsened last year when Russia invaded Ukraine, prompting Washington and its allies to respond with a barrage of sanctions against Russia’s economy.
Although there have been occasional diplomatic successes, including prisoner exchanges, such as with former marine of USA Trevor Reed and basketball star Brittney Greiner, high-level direct contacts between the two sides are rare.
Moscow announced in November that it had no choice but to abort talks with the US on inspections under the New START treaty, which expires in February 2026.
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