It is noted that to date, the reaction from the Pentagon has not followed.
“The actions of the country's leadership and in this case, the Minister of Defense are absolutely correct, aimed at settling the relationship between the US and Russia in terms of compliance with the INF. Americans can not provide any evidence that we violate the terms of the contract. It is about the opposite, about violations by the United States, ”he said.
Shvytkin also added that in order to resolve the situation, the parties need to “meet and speak in a language that is understandable to each other.”
“A language understandable to each other is, above all, ensuring security for the world community and preventing an arms race, security on the European continent. Unfortunately, while we speak it. The United States does not understand this language, ”said the deputy.
According to Shvytkin, the actions of the American side demonstrate that, apparently, “the Americans are not interested” in extending the INF. Therefore, the parliamentarian believes, they “are looking for various reasons not to meet,” blaming Russia for everything.
Earlier, the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense Igor Konashenkov said that Shoigu suggested Mattis to discuss the compliance issues of the INF.