The world found himself a step away from uncontrolled arms race due to geopolitical Amici USA, said the Acting permanent representative of Russia to the UN Dmitry Polyansky at the meeting of the security Council.
The diplomat said that the partners of the United States because of pandering to Washington " consistently return from historical oblivion a situation where the European cities from the different parties were directed missiles ".
"We, in turn, the first such action will not resort," said Polyansky.
However, He said that before he described the situation remained "not much time" due to the fact that the " American partners clearly itching, takes over the desire to Flex its muscles ".
The diplomat drew attention that the Russian Federation is concerned about the situation.
"But the American colleagues, it seems that way," said Polyansky.
The acting Ambassador also said that North America have long and deliberately violated the Agreement on the destruction of intermediate-range and shorter-range, aiming for the collapse of the Treaty.
The diplomat also has noticed that American launchers MK-41 in Romania have the ability to be readily converted into tested not so long ago, " the Tomahawks ". He drew attention, because This is prohibited by the INF Treaty.
"We immediately drew attention to It. Currently crystal clear that We were right, " - said Polanski.
Speaking about the collapse of the INF Treaty, Polanski noticed that if the situation depended only on Russia, " the World would never have been at that dangerous level where He is now ".
in addition, the Russian permanent representative underlined that the extension of the Treaty on strategic offensive arms, which expires in 2021, is also under threat because of the United States.
"Key figures in the current us administration has stated that its renewal they are not interested," - said the Diplomat.
Polanski said after the release of the US capital from the INF Treaty was " broken, another pillar in the architecture of the monitoring of arms ".
The Russian side, as He noted, remains open to serious dialogue on strategic stability.
The acting Ambassador had tried to persuade all members of the UN security Council involved in solving these issues. According to his statement, depends on the " survival of humanity ".
The US and USSR signed the INF Treaty in 1987: the parties undertook to eliminate all the complexes and ballistic missiles with wings of accommodation land with an average (1000-5500 km) and smaller (from five hundred to 1,000 kilometers) range.
in October 2018 trump has announced the release of the US capital from the Agreement because of "noncompliance" by Moscow of the obligations, but the evidence for the U.S. side did not provide. In 2019 Russia - in response to US actions - has suspended its participation in the INF Treaty. 2 August the Agreement ceased.
Start-3, signed in 2010 by Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev, implies a mutual reduction of nuclear warheads up to 1550 units, Intercontinental ballistic missiles, ballistic missile submarines and heavy bombers to 700 units.
It is the only existing between Russia and the USA the Agreement on the limitation of armaments. The contract ends in 2021, and as long as in the capital of the United States has not decided whether to renew it. Russia, for its part, repeatedly stated that they are ready to discuss It.
A few days ago, the US tested a missile, first banned by the INF Treaty. The American head of the Ministry of defense mark Esper said modification of Tomahawk cruise missiles designed to destroy ground targets, was tested "to contain" China.
The Russian foreign Ministry emphasized that the tests used launcher Mk-41. In the capital of Russia saw It as " a new explicit confirmation that these units are designed for start-UPS not only interceptors, but also missiles with wings."
the Pentagon has told that tests really used the Mk-41, but a different configuration than the one that is in Romania.
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