Completed to the Russian president Vladimir Putin He has no plans to hold talks with his American counterpart joe biden.
Long-range weapons change the equation of conflict
- Two informed US officials told"Reuters"Tuesday, in United State It is preparing a $2.2 billion military aid package for Ukraine.
- quoted "Reuters" The two officials said that the aid package to Ukraine is expected to include long-range missiles for the first time, ammunition and other weapons.
- Ukrainian President demanded Volodymyr ZelenskySunday, the allies to provide his country with a long-range missile system.
- Ukraine says the high-precision missiles will enable it to destroy supply lines and Russian ammunition stores.
- The West was refusing to hand over these systems for fear of a new Russian escalation, but the Europeans and Americans ended up agreeing to hand over heavy tanks.
In another context of his speech, Peskov said that the United States had blown up the legal basis for a treaty new start to reduce arms signed between the two countries, but the agreement remains "very important" Russia, regardless of the current situation.
And accused United StateOn Tuesday, Russia accused Russia of violating the treaty, the last major pillar of nuclear arms control in the post-Cold War era, by refusing to allow inspections to take place on its territory.
New START Treaty
- Late last year, it was announced Moscow Postponement of a meeting scheduled for the end of November between the Russians and the Americans regarding inspections within the framework of this treaty, accusing Washington of"hostile".
- Relations between the two nuclear powers are at their lowest point with the start of the Russian military operation in Ukraine.
- The last meeting of this committee dates back to October 2021.
- In a letter published last week, the chairmen of the window’s committees confirmed US Congress That Russia’s actions and statements "Raise at least serious compliance concerns" to the New START Treaty.
- This treaty is the last bilateral agreement of this kind linking the two major nuclear powers in the world.
- Immediately after his election in January 2021, the US President extended joe biden The agreement is for 5 years, until 2026.
- Signed in 2010, the treaty limits the two countries’ arsenals to a maximum of 1,550 nuclear warheads each, representing a reduction of nearly 30 percent compared to the previous ceiling set in 2002.
- Also, the treaty limits the number of launch systems and heavy bomber aircraft to 800, which is enough to destroy the Earth several times.
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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry explained Peskov Providing Ukraine with missiles with a range of up to 150 kilometers will lead to “an escalation of tension. We see that this will require us to make an additional effort, but it will not change the course of events. The military operation will continue.”
Completed to the Russian president Vladimir Putin He has no plans to hold talks with his American counterpart joe biden.
Long-range weapons change the equation of conflict
- Two US officials familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday United State It is preparing a $2.2 billion military aid package for Ukraine.
- Reuters quoted the two officials as saying that the aid package to Ukraine is expected to include long-range missiles, ammunition and other weapons for the first time.
- Ukrainian President demanded Volodymyr ZelenskySunday, the allies to provide his country with a long-range missile system.
- Ukraine says the high-precision missiles will enable it to destroy supply lines and Russian ammunition stores.
- The West was refusing to hand over these systems for fear of a new Russian escalation, but the Europeans and Americans ended up agreeing to hand over heavy tanks.
In another context of his speech, Peskov said that the United States had blown up the legal basis for a treaty new start to reduce arms signed between the two countries, but the agreement remains “very important” for Russia, regardless of the current situation.
And accused United StateOn Tuesday, Russia accused Russia of violating the treaty, the last major pillar of nuclear arms control in the post-Cold War era, by refusing to allow inspections to take place on its territory.
New START Treaty
- Late last year, it was announced Moscow Postponement of a meeting scheduled for the end of November between the Russians and the Americans regarding inspections within the framework of this treaty, accusing Washington of “hostility”.
- Relations between the two nuclear powers are at their lowest point with the start of the Russian military operation in Ukraine.
- The last meeting of this committee dates back to October 2021.
- In a letter published last week, the chairmen of the window’s committees confirmed US Congress Russia’s actions and statements “raise at least serious concerns regarding its compliance” with New START.
- This treaty is the last bilateral agreement of this kind linking the two major nuclear powers in the world.
- Immediately after his election in January 2021, the US President extended joe biden The agreement is for 5 years, until 2026.
- Signed in 2010, the treaty limits the two countries’ arsenals to a maximum of 1,550 nuclear warheads each, representing a reduction of nearly 30 percent compared to the previous ceiling set in 2002.
- Also, the treaty limits the number of launch systems and heavy bomber aircraft to 800, which is enough to destroy the Earth several times.
