“US nuclear weapons must return to national territory, the infrastructure for their deployment in Europe must be eliminated,” RIA Novosti quotes him.

In addition, according to Belousov, NATO should stop the practice of joint nuclear missions.

US Presidential Envoy for Nuclear Nonproliferation Adam Sheinman earlier announced Washington's readiness for a dialogue with Moscow on arms control.

Before that, US President Joe Biden said that his administration was ready to discuss with Russia a new arms control system that would replace START III, which expires in 2026.