(PLO) – Ryabkov warned that the increased involvement of the US and NATO in Ukraine will only lead to a direct military clash between the nuclear powers with dire consequences.
According to the news agency APRussia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov warned on March 2 that growing Western involvement in Ukraine could cause open conflict between the nuclear powers.
| Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov. Photo: AP |
Speaking at the United Nations Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, Switzerland, Ryabkov condemned the US and its Western allies for publicly declaring their goal of defeating Russia in a “hybrid” war in Syria. Ukraine.
He stressed that it violates obligations under international agreements and risks pushing the war in Ukraine out of control.
The Russian diplomat also warned that the policies of the US and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) aim to “add fuel to the fire” in the conflict in Ukraine and that their “increasing involvement will lead to to a direct military clash between nuclear powers with dire consequences.”
At the same conference, Ryabkov explained that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to suspend the New START nuclear weapons treaty was in response to the actions of the United States and NATO in Ukraine.
“The situation worsened after the US attempted to ‘probe’ the security of strategic Russian facilities covered by the New START Treaty by assisting the Kiev regime in launching attacks on them. Under such circumstances, we were forced to announce the suspension of the Treaty,” said the deputy foreign minister.
The New START Treaty is the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the United States and Russia. In his State of the Union address last month, Putin announced the suspension of the treaty. However, the Russian President emphasized that Russia did not withdraw from the Treaty.
Ryabkov on March 2 also reaffirmed that Moscow continues to comply with the nuclear limits set out in the Treaty.
However, the news agency Interfax On March 1, Ryabkov quoted Ryabkov as saying that Russia will not consider suspending the New START nuclear treaty unless the US changes its policy in Ukraine.
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