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politics2 years ago

US and Russia discuss nuclear weapons policy amidst New START suspension.

Russia's deputy foreign minister, Sergei Ryabkov, has said that the US must change its "fundamentally hostile" policy towards Russia for the country to consider rejoining the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START). The treaty sets caps on the number of nuclear weapons each country possesses and broad inspections of nuclear sites. Russia suspended its participation in the treaty in February, citing the US and its NATO allies' support for Ukraine in the ongoing conflict with Russia. The US has responded with countermeasures, but Ryabkov says they will not deter Russia.

via The Hill|
#new-start-treaty#nuclear-arms-reduction#politics
international-relations2 years ago

Russia links return to START treaty to end of US 'hostile policy'

Russia warns the United States to stop brandishing ultimatums over the collapse of arms control agreements, saying Moscow would only return to a nuclear arms reduction treaty if Washington abandons its hostile stance. Amid the crisis triggered by the Ukraine conflict, President Vladimir Putin announced in February that Russia was suspending participation in the New START treaty. The United States said this week it would stop providing Russia some notifications required under the treaty, including updates on its missile and launcher locations, to retaliate for Moscow's "ongoing violations" of the accord.

via Reuters|
#arms-control#international-relations#new-start-treaty
international-relations2 years ago

US and Russia engage in nuclear arms control negotiations amidst tensions.

The US has revoked the visas of Russian nuclear inspectors, denied pending applications for new monitors, and canceled standard clearances for Russian aircraft to enter US airspace in response to Russia's suspension of the New START nuclear treaty. The State Department said it was taking those steps and others in response to Russia's "ongoing violations" of New START, the last arms control treaty remaining between the two countries, which are currently at severe odds over the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

via ABC News|
#international-relations#new-start-treaty#nuclear-inspectors
international-relations2 years ago

Antony Blinken's Nordic Trip Addresses Ukraine War and NATO Expansion.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, speaking from Finland, said that strengthening Ukraine's defenses against Russia was a "prerequisite" for diplomacy to end the war in Ukraine and warned against the allure of short-term cease-fires that might play to Moscow's military advantage. Russia targeted Ukraine overnight into Friday with three dozen missiles and drones, many of them aimed at Kyiv, the Ukrainian military and local officials said, continuing a monthlong campaign that has terrorized the capital's residents and tested the limits of Ukrainian air defense systems. The United States announced Thursday that it would stop providing key information about its nuclear arms to Russia, in retaliation for Moscow's decision to withdraw from the New START treaty.

via The New York Times|
#antony-blinken#arctic#international-relations
international-relations2 years ago

Russia Tests 'Advanced' ICBM with Successful Target Hit

Russia successfully tested an "advanced" intercontinental ballistic missile, according to the country's defense ministry. The missile test follows Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to suspend his country's last remaining nuclear arms control pact with the United States. Putin also announced in February that he will deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. The Russian Defense Ministry did not specify what type of missile was used in the launch, but it referred to the exercise as a way to "test advanced combat equipment of intercontinental ballistic missiles."

via Newsweek|
#intercontinental-ballistic-missile#international-relations#new-start-treaty
world-news2 years ago

Russia Successfully Tests Advanced ICBM, Warhead Hits Target in Kazakhstan.

Russia has successfully test-launched an "advanced" intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from its Kapustin Yar test site, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. The missile hit a mock target with precision, and the exercise was designed to test advanced combat equipment of ICBMs. The move comes weeks after Russia suspended participation in the New START treaty with the US, and amid tensions with NATO over the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. President Putin has previously issued warnings that he could use nuclear weapons in Ukraine if Russia were threatened.

via The Moscow Times|
#icbm#military#new-start-treaty
international-relations2 years ago

Russia halts nuclear information sharing with U.S.

Russia has suspended sharing information about its nuclear forces with the United States, including notices about missile tests. This comes after Moscow suspended its participation in the last remaining nuclear arms pact with the U.S. last month. The Russian foreign ministry initially said Moscow would keep notifying the U.S. about planned test launches of its ballistic missiles, but a senior Russian diplomat has now confirmed that there will be no notifications at all. As part of Russian drills that began on Wednesday, Yars mobile missile launchers would manoeuvre across three regions of Siberia, Russia’s defence ministry said.

via NBC News|
#international-relations#missile-tests#new-start-treaty
international-relations2 years ago

"Russia Warns of Highest Risk of Nuclear Conflict in Decades"

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov warns that the risk of a nuclear conflict is at its highest level in decades, stating that Moscow is in a "de-facto" open conflict with Washington over the war in Ukraine. Relations between Russia and the United States have worsened since Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year, and Moscow pulled out of the New START nuclear arms reduction treaty with Washington in February. Ryabkov criticizes Washington's "hostile course" towards Moscow and says there is "no question" of Russia restoring the treaty for now.

via Reuters|
#international-relations#new-start-treaty#nuclear-conflict
international-relations2 years ago

US accuses Russia of violating New START Treaty.

The United States Department of State has accused Russia of noncompliance with the New START Treaty, which requires both parties to accept inspections, meet in the Bilateral Consultative Commission, and provide notifications and data. Russia's claimed suspension of the treaty is legally invalid, and the United States remains ready to work constructively with Russia to fully implement the treaty. The United States is in full compliance with the treaty, and there is nothing preventing Russia from conducting inspections on U.S. territory. Russia's war in Ukraine does not provide a valid basis for noncompliance with the treaty.

via Department of State|
#compliance#international-relations#new-start-treaty