Russia announced the temporary withdrawal of the facility inspection mechanism of the "New Treatment of Strategic Weapons"

Xinhua News Agency, Moscow, August 8th (Reporter Zhao Bing) The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on the 8th that Russia has notified the United States through diplomatic channels and decided to temporarily withdraw from the facilities verification mechanism of the "New Strategic Weapon Treaty" and will from the treaty from the treaty from the treaty from the treaty The prescribed inspection activity was withdrawn.

The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on its official website that the Russian side was forced to take this measure because "Washington has always wanted to restart the verification activities without considering the current actual conditions, create unilateral advantages for the United States and deprive Russia in the United States in the United States The right to verify the territory ".

The statement pointed out that the Russian side has always worked hard to ensure that the treaty related mechanism is implemented in strict accordance with the principles of equal peace and equality, but these principles have not been observed now. Because the United States implements unilateral restrictions on Russia, the normal air traffic interruption between Russia and the United States, and the United States and its allies to close the aircraft of Russia, at the same time, inspectors in the United States have not received similar obstacles from Russia.

The statement emphasizes that the Russian side is temporary. Russia is committed to complying with the relevant provisions of the "New Treatment of Strategic Weapons" and regards the treaty as "the most important tool for maintaining international security and stability." After solving the problems involved in the inspection of the "New Treatment of Strategic Weapons", the Russian side will immediately cancel this measure and re -implement the relevant inspection activities.

The "New Treatment of Strategic Weapons" was signed by the United States and Russia in 2010 and took effect on February 5, 2011, with a validity period of 10 years. After the U.S. -Russian Treaty Treaty failed in 2019, this contract became the only military control treaty between the two countries. On February 3, 2021, Russia and the United States exchanged diplomatic photos to complete the relevant internal procedures that extended the effective period of the "New Strategic Weapon Treaty". The validity period of the "New Strategic Weapon Treaty" was extended to February 5, 2026, and the content of the treaty remained unchanged.

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