NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg assured on Tuesday that Russia’s suspension of compliance with New START, or START III, the latest nuclear disarmament treaty still in place between Moscow and the United States, suggests that the arms control architecture has been “dismantled”.
“With today’s decision on New START, The entire weapon control architecture has been dismantled.”This was stated by the Norwegian politician at a press conference at NATO headquarters together with the head of EU diplomacy Josep Borrell and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba.
Stoltenberg expressed regret over Russia’s decision and urged Moscow to “revise” and “respect the existing agreements.” He also acknowledged that the move announced today by Moscow makes the world “more dangerous.”
“More nuclear weapons and less gun control make the world a more dangerous place”, – confirmed the Union General Secretary.
For this reason, he added, NATO worked “so hard” to get Russia involved in arms control, and allies supported New START.
“That’s why I also ask Russia today reconsider their decision to withdraw from New STARThe insisted.
He recalled that this treaty is “one of the last major arms control agreements” still in existence, after Russia “began to violate” the INF treaty, which “led to the disappearance of this agreement “several years ago”.
“Now they are suspending another major nuclear arms control treaty.”, he said of New START and considered that this Tuesday was “another example of us moving away from an architecture of arms control, from an international order based on rules, towards the creation of which is step by step and agreement by agreement.”
He argued that the combination of Russia’s “violation of some of these pacts” regarding the INF Treaty and the rejection of New START “makes the world more dangerous and highlights the importance of all countries that believe in an international order based on norms, in freedom and democracy.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin today announced the suspension of his country’s obligations under START III, or New START, the last nuclear disarmament treaty still in place between Russia and the United States.
Putin clarified that “Russia is not refusing, but only suspending” the implementation of the strategic offensive arms reduction treaty, which expires in 2026, for which he blamed the United States.
According to Efe.
Source: La Opinion
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