The Pentagon has accused Russia of unwillingness to start a dialogue on arms control

. USA are ready to dialogue on arms control, but I think That the Russian Federation and China are not interested in this, said the assistant Secretary of defense for nuclear programs, chemical and biological weapons guy Roberts, speaking at the conference on nuclear deterrence in the U.S. capital.

"I think we certainly must be ready to dialogue on arms control with Russia. Without a doubt, it would be more useful to conduct multilateral dialogues, " said Roberts, responding to a question Last news .

according to his statement, a few years ago, he participated in the negotiations with Russia on the issues of surveillance over arms, and even then, Moscow made a proposal to make an agreement to destroy intermediate-and shorter-range missiles (INF Treaty) multilateral. Roberts showed That only the Russian Federation and the United States were bound by the obligations of the Contract, and at the same time, China, India, Pakistan and other States - no." They (Russia - ed.) made the proposal to have a multilateral Treaty... I did not see any enthusiasm from China, India or Pakistan to take part in this dialogue ", - said the assistant head of the Pentagon.

Roberts noticed That there is no doubt That " the current administration (the USA - ed.) is interested in the pursuit of dialogue on arms control ".

"This administration is willing and able to start a dialogue and see how we can reduce the number of weapons... But tango requires two partners. Frankly, nowadays, if we talk about Russia, we do not see much enthusiasm in this kind of dialogue. As for China, I don't see much enthusiasm on their part, " - said a senior Commissioner of the Pentagon.

the head of the United States Donald trump announced before Washington February 2, begins the process of withdrawal from the Treaty on the destruction of intermediate-and shorter-range missiles (INF Treaty) with Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin on 2 February said That Russia mirror response to the US decision to withdraw from the INF Treaty and also suspends participation in the Treaty. The President said That the Russian Federation must not and will not become involved in costly for the capital of Russia the arms race. Meanwhile, Putin added That all the proposals of the Russian Federation on disarmament " remain on the table and the doors are open ", but asked in a persistent form in the future not to initiate any negotiations on this issue.



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