Xinhua News Agency, Moscow, June 25. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov said on the 25th that Russia believes that the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty is mutually beneficial and necessary for Russia and the United States, but Moscow will not save this at any cost. A treaty.
According to RIA Novosti, Ryabkov said at the “Primakov Reading” Expert Forum on World Economy and International Relations held in Moscow that day, the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty guarantees international security and strengthens strategic stability. Elements. "If possible, it is best to extend its validity period by 5 years in accordance with the provisions of this treaty."
But Ryabkov said that Russia has made preparations for the lapse of the New Treaty on Strategic Weapon Reduction. "The United States knows that Russia will not spare any cost, especially the price the United States wants us to pay to save this treaty."
Speaking of the Russian-US arms control dialogue held in Vienna, Austria, on the 22nd, Ryabkov said that both Russia and the United States "responded to each other's proposals, but on a number of basic issues, the positions of the two sides are not close."
Ryabkov concluded by saying that in recent years, the United States has “strive to maintain and strengthen its hegemonic position as much as possible” and regard sanctions as a means to advance the interests of the United States. '".
The New Strategic Weapon Reduction Treaty signed by the United States and Russia in 2010 will expire in 2021. The treaty aims to limit the number of nuclear warheads and delivery vehicles deployed by the United States and Russia. After the US-Russia "Guidance Treaty" expired last year, the "New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty" became the only arms control treaty between the two countries. The Russian side has repeatedly expressed its willingness to extend the validity of the treaty without preconditions, but the United States has responded coldly.