“I’m definitely a treaty guy.

But everyone must follow the rules... Of course, I would like Russia to return (to negotiations. -

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),” TASS quotes him.

At the same time, according to Cotton, as a commander he must provide for the balance of forces in case this does not happen.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, during his address to the Federal Assembly, called the statements of the US authorities about their alleged readiness for negotiations on strategic stability ahead of the elections in the United States as demagoguery.

Putin stressed that Russia’s position remains the same.