By John Owen Nwachukwu Russia has said that there is the need to continue to dialogue with the United States on the START nuclear we...
By John Owen Nwachukwu
Russia has said that there is the need to continue to
dialogue with the United States on the START nuclear weapons treaty.
Kremlin Spokesman, Dmitry Peskov made this known on Tuesday,
following Russia’s announcement that it will temporarily suspend inspections of
its facilities under the treaty.
Peskov spoke to reporters on a conference call on Tuesday
and refused to comment directly on Russia’s decision, shifting the questions to
the Russian foreign ministry.
Asked whether Moscow is ready to present to Washington
further proposals on START, or is instead waiting for the US to make the first
move, Peskov said: “Time will tell. We haven’t received any specific proposals
on this yet. But once again we repeat: dialogue is necessary.”
Meanwhile, a US State Department spokesperson was quoted by
CNN saying on Monday that the US implementation of the START treaty would
continue to be guided by “the principles of reciprocity, mutual predictability,
and mutual stability.”
“We keep discussions between the parties concerning treaty
implementation confidential,” added the spokesperson.
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