Kremlin urges inclusive negotiations on nuclear arms, emphasizing U.S. responsibility for stalled dialogue news today.
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Russia Seeks Quick Resumption of Disarmament Talks News Today |
News today , The Kremlin is eager to resume negotiations on the reduction of arms with the United States, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday. He added that the constitutional basis for controlling arms has weakened considerably. He accused Washington of doing so, adding that it ceased to negotiate on its own with Russia.
We want to begin negotiations at the earliest so that we can serve the world and our nations," Peskov said.
However, he underlined that such future negotiations need to take into account other nations' nuclear arsenals, like France and Britain's. "We have to do it because of circumstances," he mentioned, adding that not doing so would render true negotiations impossible.
Peskov further said that he regretted the lost time because of delays in resolving these major issues. He emphasized that now it's the U.S.'s turn to take the next step, as they had been the ones who ended serious talks with Russia.
These remarks followed a speech by ex-US President Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Trump had hoped for negotiations with Russia and China to lower nuclear weapons. Trump said that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin had discussed denuclearization before and that Putin was receptive to the idea.
Trump further asserted the monetary expenditure of sustaining America's nuclear missiles, describing it as costing trillions and that the devastation ability cannot be conceived.
News today , Russia and the U.S. earlier were parties to the New START treaty, under which both nations had to reduce their deployed strategic nuclear warheads. Russia suspended its participation in 2023 after American military support to Ukraine. Moscow, however, indicated that it would continue to abide by the limits of the treaty, with President Putin assuring that nuclear weapons would be used only as a last resort.