Russian Ambassador to the United States spoke about Moscow's tactics at the end of START

“I want to tell you that Russia is a predictable nuclear state.

We will continue our responsible (nuclear -

) policy.

We are categorically against the start of an arms race, "he said on the air of the Russia 24 TV channel.

Antonov noted that they are trying to drag Russia into an arms race, which, in the opinion of US representatives, the Russian economy will not survive.

“But I constantly tell my colleagues in the Pentagon, in the State Department, in the White House, directly to the chief negotiator of the Americans, Marshall Billingsley, that the Russian armed forces have everything necessary to ensure our security,” the ambassador said.

Antonov said that the Russian side considers the START Treaty to be a useful tool that has proven its effectiveness.

Earlier, the US President's Special Representative for Arms Control Marshall Billingsley spoke about the extension of the START Treaty.