During a speech on Tuesday, February 21, 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin announces that the suspension of participation in the New Start agreement on nuclear disarmament signed in 2010.
“This treaty prevents us from performing inspections in its own right, and our repeated requests to inspect this or that installation remain unanswered or are rejected for formal reasons. And we can’t really inspect anything on the other side. (…) I see myself forced to announce today that Russia suspends its participation in the Treaty on Offensive Strategic Weapons. I repeat, I repeat, not by withdrawing from the treaty no, but by suspending his participation precisely, “he explained.
And to announce that his country is currently ready to reconnect with experiments and nuclear tests.
For its part, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that it had summoned the United States Ambassador Lynne Tracy to warn her against the “increasingly aggressive policy” of Washington, accusing the United States of strengthening their involvement in the Ukrainian conflict.
