Vladimir Putin announces the suspension of the New START Nuclear Disarmament Treaty with the United States.

President of Russia, Vladimir Putin announced on Tuesday the suspension of Russia’s participation in START-3 or New STARTthe last nuclear disarmament treaty still in force with the US.

The relevant information is published on the official Russian information and legal portal, according to which the decision comes into force.

Earlier, the measure, announced by the head of the Kremlin in an address to the people on February 21, was approved by both chambers of the Russian parliament.

Putin said in his message that Russia was forced to freeze its participation in the treaty due to the policies of the West.

According to the new law, it is the head of the Kremlin who will decide in the future whether Moscow will return to comply with its obligations under this arms control treaty.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said last week that suspending the treaty was a “difficult decision” but “the only right one.”

“Under these conditions, it is impossible to continue to interact (with the United States) in such a key and important area as arms control.”, said.

Meanwhile, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov accused Washington of systematically violating its obligations under the treaty, which also led to its suspension.

The US State Department said this week that it has not yet received official notification of the suspension of START-3.

New START was signed in Prague on April 8, 2010. then US Presidents Barack Obama and Russia’s Dmitry Medvedev.

The treaty limited the number of strategic nuclear weapons to a maximum of 1,550 nuclear warheads and 700 ballistic systems for each of the two powers on land, sea or air.