According to her, suspension means suspension of Washington’s obligations under the agreement.
"This means that we can conduct research and development of systems that were not previously allowed by the contract," Thompson quoted RIA Novosti.
Earlier, she said that the United States would suspend its obligations under the treaty on February 2, unless Russia provides evidence of its implementation.
On January 15, interdepartmental Russian-American consultations on this issue were held in Geneva.
Commenting on their results, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called the agreement a victim of Washington’s policies.