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Russia stops sharing information with the US about missile tests

2023-03-29 18:17:11Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Russia stops sharing information with the US about missile tests
Russia stops sharing information with the US about missile tests

A senior Russian diplomat said on Wednesday that Moscow will no longer brief the United States on its missile tests. The announcement came as the Russian military deployed mobile missile launchers to Siberia in a show of the country's vast nuclear capabilities as the war in Ukraine continues.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov is quoted by Russian news agencies as saying that Moscow has stopped all types of information exchange with Washington.

Last month, Russian President Vladimir Putin suspended the New START treaty, the latest nuclear weapons pact with the US. He said Russia could not allow its nuclear facilities to be inspected by the United States, as the deal calls for, at a time when Washington and its NATO allies have openly stated that their goal is for Russia to be able in Ukraine.

Mr. Ryabkov's announcement followed a statement by US officials that Moscow and Washington had stopped sharing information on nuclear weapons, which happened twice a year, under the New START treaty. Officials at the White House, Pentagon and State Department said the US had offered to continue providing information on Russia even after Mr Putin suspended the country's participation in the treaty, but Moscow informed Washington it would not share the data. himself.

The START treaty, signed in 2010 by then-presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev, stipulates that each country deploy no more than 1,550 nuclear warheads, 700 missiles and nuclear-powered fighter-bombers. The agreement provides for comprehensive inspections to verify compliance with the pact.

Inspections have been suspended since 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Discussions on their resumption were due to begin in November 2022, but Russia abruptly canceled its participation in the agreement, citing US support for Ukraine.

Moscow has stressed that it will not fully withdraw from the pact and that it will continue to respect the limits on nuclear weapons set by the treaty.

The Russian Foreign Ministry initially said Moscow would continue to notify Washington of its ballistic missile tests, but Mr Ryabkov's statement marks a change of course.

"There will be no notification at all. All kinds of notifications, all activities under the treaty, will be suspended, regardless of what position the United States may take," Mr. Ryabkov said when asked if Moscow would stop notifications about its missile tests.

Mobile Yars missile launch systems will operate in three regions of Siberia as part of exercises that began on Wednesday, the Russian Defense Ministry announced. It also envisages taking measures so that deployments of military equipment are not detected by foreign satellites or other detection equipment, the ministry said.

The Ministry of Defense did not say how long the exercises would last and did not mention any plans to launch missiles.

The Yars is a nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missile with a range of about 11,000 kilometers. It forms the backbone of Russia's strategic missile system.

The Ministry of Defense released a video showing massive trucks carrying missiles leaving a base on patrol. According to the ministry, the maneuvers involved about 300 vehicles and 3,000 troops in eastern Siberia.

The massive exercise comes days after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a plan to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, a neighbor and ally of Russia.

Tactical nuclear weapons are produced for use on the battlefield and have a relatively short range and much lower yield compared to long-range strategic missiles equipped with nuclear warheads, which are capable of wipe out entire cities.

Mr Putin's decision to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus followed his repeated warnings that Moscow was prepared to use all means at its disposal, a reference to its nuclear arsenal, to avoid attacks on Russian territory.

Russian officials have issued a 'barrage' of tough statements since their troops entered Ukraine, warning that continued Western support for Ukraine has increased the threat of a nuclear conflict./ VOA


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