“It is sad that another instrument for maintaining global stability and security - the Open Skies Treaty - has fallen asleep thanks to the decision of the United States,” Lavrov said.
He noted that “both the Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles Treaty and the Open Skies Treaty were torn apart by the United States, citing the fact that these documents had been violated systematically and long ago by Russia - again unfounded, again without facts, again hiding the fact that there are dozens of suspected violations against the United States, and all this is well known. "
Earlier, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia noted that Russia will seek “firm guarantees that the states remaining in the OST will fulfill their obligations, firstly, to ensure the possibility of observing their entire territory, and secondly, to not transfer materials of observation flights to third countries that are not participants. DON".