Thread by @Dpol_un

1/8 #ArmsControl #Russia Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey #Ryabkov:
We call on the #US administration to properly assess the flexibility that we have shown and to abandon their unfeasible demands or any excessive expectations. (bit.ly/3ktnTy6) @USArmsControl

2/8 #ArmsControl #Ryabkov: At this stage, we can’t say that #Russia and #USA are on the verge of agreements on the New #START treaty.

3/8 #ArmsControl #Ryabkov: #Russia repeatedly explained to the Americans that verification is a derivative of an agreement #START itself

4/8 #ArmsControl #Ryabkov: Now in response the #US should undertake next step accepting our demand to reach this agreement without any additional linkages or make-weights, or any aggravating elements that might lead the whole thing to an impasse

5/8 #ArmsControl #Ryabkov: The #US should withdraw the non-strategic nuclear weapons from the territories of its European allies and remove the infrastructure that enables fast redeployment of these weapons in #Europe

6/8 #ArmsControl #Ryabkov: 🇷🇺 will continue to insist on the undeniable interconnection between strategic offensive arms and strategic defensive arms, no matter how it upsets the Americans

7/8 #ArmsControl #Ryabkov: Anyway #Russia will not let anyone drag 🇷🇺 into an arms race

8/8 #ArmsControl #Ryabkov:We've come close to the line where further efforts in this sphere should be multilateral in nature. In this context we beleive that inviting other countries to join the negotiating process should be based on their sovereign choice