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Russia to quit START if no change in US stance
Published: 19 December, 2011, 16:09
This photo provided by by the US Missile Defense Agency shows a flight test conducted by the US Army Test and Evaluation Command, the Missile Defense Agency and the US Army of Lockheed Martin's Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) on Kauai, Hawaii (AFP Photo)
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There is no change of America’s position on AMD deployment in Europe, so if this continues Russia will have to withdraw from the START treaty, warned Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister in an exclusive interview to RT.
Sergey Ryabkov heads the Russian side of the US-Russia working group that deals with issues of global security, arms control, missile defense, etc.
Russia’s envoy to NATO Dmitry Rogozin says the US seems to be surrounding Russia with military installations “like an anaconda”. Ryabkov confirmed that Moscow never made it a secret that it is definitely disturbed because of the instability created by the American plans to deploy anti-missile assets in Europe and other parts of the world.
In this regard, Russia simply cannot go for further cuts of strategic offensive nuclear weapons “in the absence of a meaningful arrangement in the area of missile defense.”
“It would be very irresponsible to believe that we just move forward in cuts in numbers off strategic weapons while advantages and even predominance of the US and NATO parties as a whole in other areas just grow,” Sergey Ryabkov shared. “It will overstretch the very concept of strategic stability.”
According to Ryabkov, “Russia is not rushing into any dramatic decisions,” but if the situation develops in a negative way, Russia will consider withdrawing from the New START treaty.
There is still hope a deal could be reached between Moscow and Washington, but as of now, “we are not seeing any changes in the American position,” Ryabkov said.
Washington says it has Iran in mind when unfolding the missile defense shield in Europe. Sergey Ryabkov believes that “Iran’s missile capabilities are hugely exaggerated by the US.”
America’s attitude to the Iranian issue is “one-dimensional,” Ryabkov said. The US pretends it would be able to engage Iran diplomatically, but what they do is only mounting new sanctions on top of others.
“I do not believe that this is the right way to go,” Ryabkov insisted. “I do not believe the Iranian party would ever offer any concessions under that much pressure.”
Russia’s deputy FM pointed out that “the sanctions policy has exhausted its meaning and simply make no sense to continue this way.”
The plan proposed by Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is much more realistic, because it proposes compromise, Ryabkov argued.
He said Russia is doing its best to indulge the US and Israel to restrain from using force against Iran.
“Attack on Iran would be a real catastrophe,” Ryabkov predicted.
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When are Russia and China going to snap out of their denial and come to grips with the grim reality of the situation? Jewish supremacists have fully subverted the political process in the U.S. and are in complete control of the "U.S. government".
They masterminded and carried out 9/11 in order to overthrow the constitution and the rule of law in general. The agenda being to use U.S. military, economic and political power to pound the independent world into submission, starting with their ostensible "enemies" in the Mideast.
The Judeo-fascist dictatorship they've erected in the U.S. is the deadly, implacable foe of every decent person on this planet.
@ Count Cash,
Very well said!
I fully agree and just hope Russian leadership will fully awaken, rather soon, and start acting logically.
Russia needs a doctrine (that covers defence, intelligence, economics, development of key areas, justice, education, social structure) and a permanent elite, which does not change with elections, that does see that this doctrine is being followed strictly at all times.
Defence for example could include a point where the worst crime in The Russian Federation is treason and the death penalty could be reserved for that crime only. Education for example could be treated as the best way to head into the Future and treated accordingly - something along the lines of education (at all levels) in Germany today. Development of key areas for example could include the development of Space, High Tech Industry, Medicine, Invention, and, in terms of geographical areas - the development of Russian East. Social Structure for example could focus on everyone being given an equal chance (eg. free education at all levels) and also on keeping social stratification at a reasonalble level - could take Scandinavial countries as a base model.
Washingto's doctrine is global domination. It will not shamelessly abuse any opportunity or crisis to further their domination. Such is the real face of Washington - Whitehouse, Congress, Wall Street, Pentagon, CIA and the FBI.
The sooner Russia, China and Iran allied together, the better for the world. The same can be said for the BRIC economies. The American stranglehold and increasing global stranglehold must be broken!