Persist in "withdrawing from the group": the United States confirms that it will not return to the "Open Skies Treaty"

　　China News Service, May 28. According to the Russian Satellite Network, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that the United States has notified Russia that Washington will not return to the Open Sky Treaty.

　　Satellite network reported that its reporter was confirmed when he asked the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to verify the relevant information.

　　The US State Department spokesperson stated that the "Open Skies Treaty" was interrupted due to "Russian violations", and the US expressed regret for this.

The spokesperson said, “Considering that Russia cannot take any action to restore its compliance, the United States has no intention of attempting to return to the treaty after completing its review of the treaty.”

　　Russia has repeatedly refuted the US's accusations of breach of contract.

The Chairman of the Russian State Duma Volodin said that the United States has used imaginary excuses to openly engage in activities that undermine world strategic stability, causing damage to the overall structure of international security.

　　In May 2020, the then-U.S. President Trump accused Russia of violating the "Open Skies Treaty," and the US State Department immediately notified other parties to the treaty of its withdrawal decision.

In November of the same year, the United States announced its formal withdrawal from the treaty.

　　The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement in January this year, stating that the withdrawal of the United States from the "Open Skies Treaty" has caused huge losses to the treaty in enhancing mutual trust in security.

The Russian side has put forward specific proposals and hopes to maintain the treaty under the new conditions. Russia regrets that the US has failed to support the Russian proposal.

Russia decided on January 15 to start the domestic procedure for withdrawing from the Open Skies Treaty.

　　The "Open Skies Treaty" was signed in 1992 and entered into force in 2002.

The parties to the treaty may conduct unarmed aerial reconnaissance on each other's territories as required.

The treaty is an important confidence-building measure after the end of the Cold War, helping to increase transparency and reduce the risk of conflict.

The United States, Russia and most NATO countries signed this treaty.