“The Americans are confident that they will win the arms race.
And despite my constant convictions in the danger of such a path, in the need for dialogue, so far it has not been possible to convince the current American politicians, at least the key ones who are responsible for arms control, ”RIA Novosti Antonov quotes.
The diplomat stressed that the United States is convinced that it will be able to "tear the Russian economy to shreds."
According to him, now the United States and Russia are getting closer to the arms race.
Antonov had previously stated that the United States had rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal for START III without serious analysis.