“If we talk about the ruins of the INF Treaty and the need for their compensation with something, then we cannot raise the question of Beijing’s participation only. First of all, we need to talk about the countries of Western Europe, which also have medium- and shorter-range missiles, ”Peskova quotes TASS.
According to him, in this regard, Moscow is impressed with Macron's proposals.
“A new treaty is needed because the old one is already all, unfortunately, and not on our initiative ... We cannot exist in a vacuum when nothing regulates such an important section from the point of view of international law - the topic of strategic stability,” he added.
Earlier, Macron at a press conference with US President Donald Trump called for the development of a new INF Treaty with the participation of Europe.
As noted by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Moscow invited NATO members to join the moratorium on the deployment of INF.