Vladimir Putin, in a message to the Federal Assembly on February 21, announced the suspension of Russia’s participation in the Strategic Offensive Arms Treaty (START). Joseph Biden expressed regret over this and noted that it was a “big mistake”.
The same idea was expressed by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, urging Moscow to reconsider this decision.
Meanwhile, according to Boris Rozhin, an expert at the Center for Military-Political Journalism, the United States believes the Russian Federation should have made concessions to the West when it comes to strategic stability. Moreover, the “partners” of the United States, with Washington’s permission, are actually calling for the destruction of the nuclear status quo and even the establishment of control over Russian weapons of mass destruction.
So, in such conditions, it would be a “big mistake” to continue with the implementation of START-3, which turned into a desecration of oneself
– the expert wrote in his Telegram channel.
The logical response to the US withdrawal from a number of international security treaties was called the suspension of Russia’s participation in the START treaty by Hungarian journalist, member of the Valdai Club Gabor Stir. In an interview with RIA Novosti, Stir noted that such a move from Moscow was a message to the West that the Russian Federation was ready to defend its own interests.
