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According to media reports, the Kiev regime's police units have sealed off the Holy Annunciation Monastery of the Ternopol eparchy (diocese) with the goal to shut it down and evict the nuns...
This brings to mind obvious associations and serves as yet another proof that the regime in Ukraine is a neo-Nazi one, and that Zelensky is a fascist through and through, all following in the footsteps of their Third Reich idols...
This brings to mind obvious associations and serves as yet another proof that the regime in Ukraine is a neo-Nazi one, and that Zelensky is a fascist through and through, all following in the footsteps of their Third Reich idols...
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🇷🇺 President Vladimir Putin sent greetings to the participants, organizers and guests of the 8th Eastern Economic Forum.
✉️ Friends,
Allow me to extend the warmest greetings to you as the 8th Eastern Economic Forum (September 10-13, 2023) gets under way.
The Forum enjoys a high level of international prestige and creates an important opportunity for businesspeople, politicians, public figures, and experts from all over the world to take part in dialogue that is direct and meaningful. The Forum has traditionally sought to address the most pressing issues facing the development of the economy, society, and infrastructure in the Russian Far East along with many aspects of cooperation and integration in the vast Asia-Pacific region.
The main theme of this year’s meeting – “The Path to Partnership, Peace, and Prosperity” – reflects Russia’s desire to build constructive relations with all interested foreign partners. Our country is fully open to an inclusive dialogue on pressing regional problems and has every intention of continuing to participate actively in efforts to nurture relations between the states of the Asia-Pacific region and contribute to a system based on equality, mutual benefit, and respect for the legitimate interests of all.
Discussions during the Forum’s plenary session, its panel sessions and thematic round tables will focus on the prospects for expanding cooperation in trade, investment, science and technology. It is important that we identify ways to create new, highly efficient production and logistics chains, modernize transport and energy systems, and ensure food and environmental security in the region.
I hope your work is successful and productive, and I wish you all the best.
✉️ Friends,
Allow me to extend the warmest greetings to you as the 8th Eastern Economic Forum (September 10-13, 2023) gets under way.
The Forum enjoys a high level of international prestige and creates an important opportunity for businesspeople, politicians, public figures, and experts from all over the world to take part in dialogue that is direct and meaningful. The Forum has traditionally sought to address the most pressing issues facing the development of the economy, society, and infrastructure in the Russian Far East along with many aspects of cooperation and integration in the vast Asia-Pacific region.
The main theme of this year’s meeting – “The Path to Partnership, Peace, and Prosperity” – reflects Russia’s desire to build constructive relations with all interested foreign partners. Our country is fully open to an inclusive dialogue on pressing regional problems and has every intention of continuing to participate actively in efforts to nurture relations between the states of the Asia-Pacific region and contribute to a system based on equality, mutual benefit, and respect for the legitimate interests of all.
Discussions during the Forum’s plenary session, its panel sessions and thematic round tables will focus on the prospects for expanding cooperation in trade, investment, science and technology. It is important that we identify ways to create new, highly efficient production and logistics chains, modernize transport and energy systems, and ensure food and environmental security in the region.
I hope your work is successful and productive, and I wish you all the best.
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🎙 Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova (Moscow, August 30, 2023)
🔷 FM Sergey Lavrov’s schedule
🔷 G20
🔷 Ukrainian crisis
🔷 Ukrainian Crimes Against Humanity
🔷 Rodion Miroshnik’s appointment as Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large for Kiev Regime’s Crimes
🔷 The situation in the global grain market
🔷 Impact of the anti-Russia sanctions on the global economy
And more...
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#Ukraine
▪️ While encouraging their Kiev puppets to commit even more savage crimes, the NATO countries continue to flood the country with deadly weapons. In addition to the ongoing arms supplies, there have been never-ending discussions lately in a number of European countries about the possibility of sending fighter jets to Kiev. We strongly condemn such actions, as they are aimed at escalating the conflict further. For us, it makes no difference if they send the F-16 or any other planes. All this means is that the West is getting increasingly drawn into the Ukraine conflict. Their words that they are not in a “direct confrontation” with our country have lost their meaning.
#Sanctions
▪️ According to a source the West definitely views as reliable – The Financial Times – since the beginning of the special military operation, which coincided with the sanctions from hell as Joe Biden called them, major European companies have lost at least 100 billion euros. Oil and gas companies, financial institutions and banks, as well as manufacturers piled up the biggest losses.
🔷 FM Sergey Lavrov’s schedule
🔷 G20
🔷 Ukrainian crisis
🔷 Ukrainian Crimes Against Humanity
🔷 Rodion Miroshnik’s appointment as Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large for Kiev Regime’s Crimes
🔷 The situation in the global grain market
🔷 Impact of the anti-Russia sanctions on the global economy
And more...
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#Ukraine
▪️ While encouraging their Kiev puppets to commit even more savage crimes, the NATO countries continue to flood the country with deadly weapons. In addition to the ongoing arms supplies, there have been never-ending discussions lately in a number of European countries about the possibility of sending fighter jets to Kiev. We strongly condemn such actions, as they are aimed at escalating the conflict further. For us, it makes no difference if they send the F-16 or any other planes. All this means is that the West is getting increasingly drawn into the Ukraine conflict. Their words that they are not in a “direct confrontation” with our country have lost their meaning.
#Sanctions
▪️ According to a source the West definitely views as reliable – The Financial Times – since the beginning of the special military operation, which coincided with the sanctions from hell as Joe Biden called them, major European companies have lost at least 100 billion euros. Oil and gas companies, financial institutions and banks, as well as manufacturers piled up the biggest losses.
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⚡️ Russia's position at the seventy-eighth session of the UN General Assembly:
Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
📃 We strictly abide by our obligations under the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). We support its early entry into force. We call on the eight countries whose signature and/or ratification is required for its entry into force to do so without delay.
We consider the position of the USA, which is the only state to have officially refused to ratify the Treaty, to be a major destructive factor for the CTBT. Washington has taken consistent steps towards resuming nuclear tests, including by increasing the readiness of the Nevada Test Site and allocating significant funds for its maintenance. We encourage Washington to reconsider its stance on the CTBT.
❗️ We firmly reject any insinuations that our country might resume nuclear tests. As President Vladimir Putin clearly stated in his address on 21 February 2023, Russia would not be the first to conduct a nuclear test. We will only take this step in response to a similar action by the US. We intend to further maintain our voluntary moratorium on nuclear tests introduced in 1991.
Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
📃 We strictly abide by our obligations under the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). We support its early entry into force. We call on the eight countries whose signature and/or ratification is required for its entry into force to do so without delay.
We consider the position of the USA, which is the only state to have officially refused to ratify the Treaty, to be a major destructive factor for the CTBT. Washington has taken consistent steps towards resuming nuclear tests, including by increasing the readiness of the Nevada Test Site and allocating significant funds for its maintenance. We encourage Washington to reconsider its stance on the CTBT.
❗️ We firmly reject any insinuations that our country might resume nuclear tests. As President Vladimir Putin clearly stated in his address on 21 February 2023, Russia would not be the first to conduct a nuclear test. We will only take this step in response to a similar action by the US. We intend to further maintain our voluntary moratorium on nuclear tests introduced in 1991.
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🇷🇺🇹🇷 On September 4, President of Russia Vladimir Putin and President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan held talks in Sochi.
💬 Vladimir Putin: We continue to maintain the momentum in promoting relations between Russia and Türkiye, facilitated by your direct involvement. I would like to draw your attention to the fact that last year our trade increased by over 80 percent. This positive trend spilled over into the first half of this year.
We have made headway, and I hope that we will complete our talks on establishing a gas hub in Türkiye in the near future, so as to make the energy situation in the region more stable and well-balanced. I believe that this will prove beneficial.
We continue to build the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant. Today, Türkiye has become a member of the international club of nuclear states, following the delivery of the first batch of Russian nuclear fuel to Akkuyu. We will launch the first power unit next year, all goes according to plan.
We have a lot to discuss in the context of maintaining regional security. Of course, we will not overlook issues linked with the Ukraine crisis. I know that you intend to raise questions about the grain deal. We are open to talks on this issue.
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#RussiaTürkiye
💬 Vladimir Putin: We continue to maintain the momentum in promoting relations between Russia and Türkiye, facilitated by your direct involvement. I would like to draw your attention to the fact that last year our trade increased by over 80 percent. This positive trend spilled over into the first half of this year.
We have made headway, and I hope that we will complete our talks on establishing a gas hub in Türkiye in the near future, so as to make the energy situation in the region more stable and well-balanced. I believe that this will prove beneficial.
We continue to build the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant. Today, Türkiye has become a member of the international club of nuclear states, following the delivery of the first batch of Russian nuclear fuel to Akkuyu. We will launch the first power unit next year, all goes according to plan.
We have a lot to discuss in the context of maintaining regional security. Of course, we will not overlook issues linked with the Ukraine crisis. I know that you intend to raise questions about the grain deal. We are open to talks on this issue.
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#RussiaTürkiye
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🇷🇺🇹🇷 President of Russia Vladimir Putin and President of the Republic of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a joint news conference following talks in Sochi (September 4, 2023)
💬 Vladimir Putin: I want to note that Russia-Türkiye multifaceted cooperation, which is based on neighbourliness, partnership and mutual benefit, is successfully developing across all areas.
👉 We paid great attention to current international issues, in particular to the situation around Ukraine. Naturally, we talked about the suspension from July 18 of the Black Sea Initiative on grain exports from Ukrainian ports.
Russia was forced to make this decision because the Western countries had blocked the part of fulfilling the grain deal that ensured Russian agricultural products access to global markets.
It is clear that suspending the deal did not affect the global food market. Grain prices continue to decline. There is no physical shortage of food. Yes, there are problems with fair distribution, but this has nothing to do with the grain deal.
We will be willing to consider the possibility of resuming the grain deal and will do it immediately, as soon as all the agreements set out in that deal on lifting the restrictions on the export of Russian agricultural products are fully implemented.
🇷🇺 Russia will continue to export food and fertiliser, to contribute to price stabilisation and to improve the situation in global agricultural industry. To this end, we have proposed, among other things, to supply one million tonnes of grain from Russia at a preferential price for processing in Türkiye and then transporting it without cost to the neediest countries.
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#RussiaTürkiye
💬 Vladimir Putin: I want to note that Russia-Türkiye multifaceted cooperation, which is based on neighbourliness, partnership and mutual benefit, is successfully developing across all areas.
👉 We paid great attention to current international issues, in particular to the situation around Ukraine. Naturally, we talked about the suspension from July 18 of the Black Sea Initiative on grain exports from Ukrainian ports.
Russia was forced to make this decision because the Western countries had blocked the part of fulfilling the grain deal that ensured Russian agricultural products access to global markets.
It is clear that suspending the deal did not affect the global food market. Grain prices continue to decline. There is no physical shortage of food. Yes, there are problems with fair distribution, but this has nothing to do with the grain deal.
We will be willing to consider the possibility of resuming the grain deal and will do it immediately, as soon as all the agreements set out in that deal on lifting the restrictions on the export of Russian agricultural products are fully implemented.
🇷🇺 Russia will continue to export food and fertiliser, to contribute to price stabilisation and to improve the situation in global agricultural industry. To this end, we have proposed, among other things, to supply one million tonnes of grain from Russia at a preferential price for processing in Türkiye and then transporting it without cost to the neediest countries.
Read in full
#RussiaTürkiye
It appears that the only Trudeau’s cabinet daily duty is to spread blatant lies covering crimes of the Kiev regime.
Pretending to “care about children” while cynically supplying weapons used by 🇺🇦 against civilians.
🇨🇦 taxpayers’ money is in capable hands 🙌🏻
Pretending to “care about children” while cynically supplying weapons used by 🇺🇦 against civilians.
🇨🇦 taxpayers’ money is in capable hands 🙌🏻
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⚡️ Russia's position at the seventy-eighth session of the UN General Assembly:
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
📃 Committed to the noble goal of building a world free of nuclear weapons, Russia has for decades made a significant practical contribution to the achievement of this task. However, against the background of the all-out hybrid war unleashed against us, our country has reached the limits of its nuclear arms reduction capabilities. Further progress on this track will only be possible if Western countries abandon their anti-Russian policy and should involve all countries that possess military nuclear capabilities.
We understand the motivations of the advocates of a "shortcut" to a nuclear-weapon-free world, but we are convinced that progress is possible only on the basis of a realistic, balanced and step-by-step approach which contributes to strengthening international peace, stability and security for all states.
☝️ In our view, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) neither meets those criteria, nor can serve as the main framework for practical measures to reduce nuclear arsenals.
For Russia, the possession of nuclear weapons at this historical juncture is the only possible response to concrete external threats, which are only increasing. The security situation is degrading due to destructive attempts by the United States and NATO to achieve military superiority.
In such circumstances, an immediate renunciation of nuclear weapons would drastically weaken the reliability of strategic deterrence which we pursue and, accordingly, our national security.
❗️ At the same time, we are strongly committed to the inviolability of the principle reaffirmed by the leaders of the five nuclear-weapon states in their relevant joint statement in January 2022 that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought. It is of paramount importance for each of those states to demonstrate in practice their commitment to that statement in its entirety.
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
📃 Committed to the noble goal of building a world free of nuclear weapons, Russia has for decades made a significant practical contribution to the achievement of this task. However, against the background of the all-out hybrid war unleashed against us, our country has reached the limits of its nuclear arms reduction capabilities. Further progress on this track will only be possible if Western countries abandon their anti-Russian policy and should involve all countries that possess military nuclear capabilities.
We understand the motivations of the advocates of a "shortcut" to a nuclear-weapon-free world, but we are convinced that progress is possible only on the basis of a realistic, balanced and step-by-step approach which contributes to strengthening international peace, stability and security for all states.
☝️ In our view, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) neither meets those criteria, nor can serve as the main framework for practical measures to reduce nuclear arsenals.
For Russia, the possession of nuclear weapons at this historical juncture is the only possible response to concrete external threats, which are only increasing. The security situation is degrading due to destructive attempts by the United States and NATO to achieve military superiority.
In such circumstances, an immediate renunciation of nuclear weapons would drastically weaken the reliability of strategic deterrence which we pursue and, accordingly, our national security.
❗️ At the same time, we are strongly committed to the inviolability of the principle reaffirmed by the leaders of the five nuclear-weapon states in their relevant joint statement in January 2022 that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought. It is of paramount importance for each of those states to demonstrate in practice their commitment to that statement in its entirety.
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🇷🇺🛬 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey #Lavrov arrives in Jakarta to take part in the 18th East Asia Summit #EAS
🇷🇺🛬 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey #Lavrov arrives in Jakarta to take part in the 18th East Asia Summit #EAS
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🗓 The 18th East Asia Summit (#EAS) will convene in Jakarta on September 7.
🇷🇺 Russia advocates using the EAS platform to expand multi-pronged practical cooperation with a focus on sector-specific projects.
Our initiatives on this platform include efforts:
• to establish regionwide collaboration in pandemic response with the launch of a collective response mechanism to epidemic threats,
• the development of practical cooperation in the field of tourism. Relevant Russian proposals have been part of top-level thematic documents.
⚠️ During the East Asia Summit, Russia considers it critical to highlight the growing risks to peaceful and sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region against the backdrop of the West’s confrontational policy aimed at militarising the regional space, with the potential involvement of NATO and the dismantling of the established ASEAN security architecture and replacing all of it with “Indo-Pacific” bloc-based constructs based on containment and counteraction principles.
Russia advocates strengthening the system of country-to-country relations in the region, including by aligning ASEAN with regional formats in the Eurasian space, primarily the #SCO and the #EAEU, which, like ASEAN, operate on a positive non-bloc agenda of connectivity and co-development.
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🇷🇺 Russia advocates using the EAS platform to expand multi-pronged practical cooperation with a focus on sector-specific projects.
Our initiatives on this platform include efforts:
• to establish regionwide collaboration in pandemic response with the launch of a collective response mechanism to epidemic threats,
• the development of practical cooperation in the field of tourism. Relevant Russian proposals have been part of top-level thematic documents.
⚠️ During the East Asia Summit, Russia considers it critical to highlight the growing risks to peaceful and sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region against the backdrop of the West’s confrontational policy aimed at militarising the regional space, with the potential involvement of NATO and the dismantling of the established ASEAN security architecture and replacing all of it with “Indo-Pacific” bloc-based constructs based on containment and counteraction principles.
Russia advocates strengthening the system of country-to-country relations in the region, including by aligning ASEAN with regional formats in the Eurasian space, primarily the #SCO and the #EAEU, which, like ASEAN, operate on a positive non-bloc agenda of connectivity and co-development.
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🇷🇺🇸🇦📞 President Vladimir Putin spoke over the phone with Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud.
The Crown Prince thanked the Russian Side for consistently supporting Saudi Arabia’s request to join #BRICS. In turn, the President of Russia warmly congratulated the leadership of Saudi Arabia on the relevant decision, made at the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, and informed the Crown Prince about the priorities of Russia’s BRICS chairmanship in 2024.
🤝 The Parties praised bilateral collaboration within the OPEC Plus format and noted that specific agreements on reducing oil production, combined with voluntary obligations to limit raw materials deliveries, made it possible to stabilise the global energy market.
The leaders expressed satisfaction with the development of diverse cooperation between Russia and Saudi Arabia and reviewed a number of topical issues related to further deepening cooperation in trade, the economy, transport, logistics and investment.
They agreed to continue their personal contacts.
#RussiaSaudiArabia
The Crown Prince thanked the Russian Side for consistently supporting Saudi Arabia’s request to join #BRICS. In turn, the President of Russia warmly congratulated the leadership of Saudi Arabia on the relevant decision, made at the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, and informed the Crown Prince about the priorities of Russia’s BRICS chairmanship in 2024.
🤝 The Parties praised bilateral collaboration within the OPEC Plus format and noted that specific agreements on reducing oil production, combined with voluntary obligations to limit raw materials deliveries, made it possible to stabilise the global energy market.
The leaders expressed satisfaction with the development of diverse cooperation between Russia and Saudi Arabia and reviewed a number of topical issues related to further deepening cooperation in trade, the economy, transport, logistics and investment.
They agreed to continue their personal contacts.
#RussiaSaudiArabia
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⚡️ FM Sergey Lavrov takes part in a gala dinner for the heads of delegations at the 18th East Asia Summit in Jakarta.
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⚡️ Foreign Ministry statement on the grain deal
Concluded in Istanbul on July 22, 2022, the Black Sea Initiative to export Ukrainian food products (suspended on July 17) has been receiving a lot of attention. Against this backdrop, the Foreign Ministry considers that it must once again set forth Russia’s position in this regard, in detail.
👉 The global price of grain is steadily declining, having decreased in the range of 4 to 5 percent in August to reach levels 25 to 40 percent below its peak in March 2022, contradicting the alarmist statements by the West and the UN Secretariat on surging food prices and the imminent threat of hunger.
Overall, there is no global food shortage in physical terms, while there are challenges in terms of distributing, not producing, food.
👉 Ukraine’s role as the world’s breadbasket has also been blown out of proportion, once again at the initiative of the West and the United Nations. In fact, this country accounts for a relatively small portion of global wheat exports at about 5 percent, and this share has become even smaller recently due to objective factors, considering, among other things, the decrease in the planted acreage as a result of soil contamination by radioactive and chemical toxins following the use of depleted uranium munitions supplied by the West.
☝️If the West and Kiev really need the Black Sea corridor, it is high time for them to take concrete steps to lift the illegal unilateral sanctions imposed on Russian entities which are involved in producing and exporting agricultural products and fertilisers.
❗️Russia reaffirms its position of principle as set forth by President Vladimir Putin on September 4. We stand ready to explore opportunities for reviving the Black Sea Initiative. However, this can happen only once all the requirements are met to lift sanctions imposed on the Russian companies dealing with agricultural products and fertilisers.
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Concluded in Istanbul on July 22, 2022, the Black Sea Initiative to export Ukrainian food products (suspended on July 17) has been receiving a lot of attention. Against this backdrop, the Foreign Ministry considers that it must once again set forth Russia’s position in this regard, in detail.
👉 The global price of grain is steadily declining, having decreased in the range of 4 to 5 percent in August to reach levels 25 to 40 percent below its peak in March 2022, contradicting the alarmist statements by the West and the UN Secretariat on surging food prices and the imminent threat of hunger.
Overall, there is no global food shortage in physical terms, while there are challenges in terms of distributing, not producing, food.
👉 Ukraine’s role as the world’s breadbasket has also been blown out of proportion, once again at the initiative of the West and the United Nations. In fact, this country accounts for a relatively small portion of global wheat exports at about 5 percent, and this share has become even smaller recently due to objective factors, considering, among other things, the decrease in the planted acreage as a result of soil contamination by radioactive and chemical toxins following the use of depleted uranium munitions supplied by the West.
☝️If the West and Kiev really need the Black Sea corridor, it is high time for them to take concrete steps to lift the illegal unilateral sanctions imposed on Russian entities which are involved in producing and exporting agricultural products and fertilisers.
❗️Russia reaffirms its position of principle as set forth by President Vladimir Putin on September 4. We stand ready to explore opportunities for reviving the Black Sea Initiative. However, this can happen only once all the requirements are met to lift sanctions imposed on the Russian companies dealing with agricultural products and fertilisers.
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🇨🇦Justin Trudeau’s cabinet faces creative crisis reposting 🇺🇸 nonsense.
A piece of advice - try telling the truth. Then you won’t have to fabricate fakes.
🇷🇺’ll remain a major player in global food security. Just deal with it.
#Think4Yourself
A piece of advice - try telling the truth. Then you won’t have to fabricate fakes.
🇷🇺’ll remain a major player in global food security. Just deal with it.
#Think4Yourself
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⚡️ Russia's position at the seventy-eighth session of the UN General Assembly:
START Treaty
📃 Our country's decision to suspend the START Treaty is related, first and foremost, to the US consistent policy aimed at political and economic strangulation of Russia and targeted weakening of its security. Thus, we are witnessing a radical change in the circumstances and Washington's attempts to undermine the fundamental principles and understandings underlying the START Treaty.
To maintain a sufficient level of predictability and stability in the nuclear missile sphere, Russia will continue to observe the Treaty-established quantitative limits on strategic offensive arms within the lifetime of the Treaty. Furthermore, we will continue to exchange notifications on ICBM and SLBM launches with the US based on the relevant bilateral agreement of 1988.
The decision to suspend the START Treaty can be reversed only if the US demonstrates political will and undertakes the necessary efforts to promote general de-escalation, address violations and create conditions for the resumption of the full functioning of that Treaty.
☝️ When deciding on its future, the combined nuclear arsenal of the US, Great Britain and France will have to be taken into account as they, together with other NATO allies, are increasingly putting up a united anti-Russian front in the nuclear area.
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In principle, Russia remains open to interaction with all stakeholders in the relevant international formats aiming for general de-escalation, comprehensive strengthening of security and stability, minimization of strategic risks, including with the use of arms control instruments. However, this can only be achieved on the basis of equality and genuine accommodation of Russia's interests.
START Treaty
📃 Our country's decision to suspend the START Treaty is related, first and foremost, to the US consistent policy aimed at political and economic strangulation of Russia and targeted weakening of its security. Thus, we are witnessing a radical change in the circumstances and Washington's attempts to undermine the fundamental principles and understandings underlying the START Treaty.
To maintain a sufficient level of predictability and stability in the nuclear missile sphere, Russia will continue to observe the Treaty-established quantitative limits on strategic offensive arms within the lifetime of the Treaty. Furthermore, we will continue to exchange notifications on ICBM and SLBM launches with the US based on the relevant bilateral agreement of 1988.
The decision to suspend the START Treaty can be reversed only if the US demonstrates political will and undertakes the necessary efforts to promote general de-escalation, address violations and create conditions for the resumption of the full functioning of that Treaty.
☝️ When deciding on its future, the combined nuclear arsenal of the US, Great Britain and France will have to be taken into account as they, together with other NATO allies, are increasingly putting up a united anti-Russian front in the nuclear area.
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In principle, Russia remains open to interaction with all stakeholders in the relevant international formats aiming for general de-escalation, comprehensive strengthening of security and stability, minimization of strategic risks, including with the use of arms control instruments. However, this can only be achieved on the basis of equality and genuine accommodation of Russia's interests.