The United Nations has called on Russia to immediately resume implementation of the New Start nuclear disarmament treaty

He UN secretary general, Antonio GuterresHe asked UNITED STATES Already Russia that they resume full implementation of the new strategic arms reduction treaty (START)after the Russian president, Vladimir Poutineannounced on Tuesday the suspension of his country from this agreement.

“States and Russia should resume full implementation of New START without delay. New START has brought peace not only to the United States and Russia, but also to the entire international community.“, said the spokesman of the United Nations Secretary General, Stéphane Dujarricin statements to the press,

According to Guterres’ spokesperson, “a world without nuclear arms control is far more dangerous and unstable, with potentially catastrophic consequencesThis is why he reiterated the need to spare no effort to renew the dialogue.

“Continued high-level engagement between the world’s two most powerful nuclear powers is vital and for this reason, we demand that full implementation by all parties of the New START Treaty be resumed,” Dujarric said in statements to the media.

President Vladimir Poutine announced on Tuesday thatRussia does not give up, but only suspends” compliance with the treaty signed in 2010extended in 2021 by the Russian leader and the American president, Joe Bidenwhich expires in 2026.

Among other things, New START reduces the number of nuclear warheads by 30%, down to 1,550 per country.

Putin argued that “if the United States conducts nuclear tests with a new type of strategic weapon, Russia will also carry out testsof this class, but added: “Of course, we will not be the first to do it.

“No one should have the dangerous illusion that global strategic parity can be destroyed.“, he warned.

The agreement BEGIN limits US and Russian arsenals to a maximum of 1550 warheads deployed on each side, a reduction of nearly 30% from the previous limit, set in 2002. It also limits the number of launchers and heavy bombers to a maximum of 800sufficient volume for destroy human life on earth.

In 2020, the inspections had to be stopped due to the coronavirus pandemic, however, when the conditions were met again to resume said activity, Russia has refused since last August to resume these visits.in part because of tensions between the two powers over the war in Ukraine.

“A week ago, I signed a decree on the commissioning of new ground-based strategic systems. Are they going to put their nose in it too or what? And do you think everything is so simple? What, are we just gonna let them in there? he added, referring to the ban on inspections.

In response to Putin, the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinkhe said that the suspension is “deeply unfortunate and irresponsible”.

Blinken also stated that Washington remains ready to negotiate strategic arms limitations “at all times with Russia, regardless of anything happening in the world or in our relationship”.

In turn, the NATO Secretary General He said he regretted the decision. Jens Stoltenberg recalled that this was the last bilateral agreement between Russia and the United States on nuclear disarmament.

“In recent years, Russia has violated and abandoned key arms control agreements. With today’s decision on New START, the whole arms control architecture has been dismantled,” the defense alliance chief remarked.

(With information from Europa Press, AFP and EFE)

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