Putin stated that Russia will not end the START treaty suspension until the U.S. 'shows readiness to abandon their hostile policy toward Russia, primarily concerning the developments in Ukraine.” Russia keeps door open on future talks about nuclear pact:
MOSCOW — Russia may continue to exchange information with the United States on issues related to their nuclear forces even after Moscow suspended its participation in the last remaining arms control pact between the two countries, a senior Russian diplomat said Wednesday.
“We will communicate and exchange information when necessary,” Ryabkov said in comments carried by Russian news agencies. Putin announced the halt in Moscow's participation in New START in his state-of-the-nation address last week. He argued that Moscow can’t accept U.S. inspections of Russian nuclear sites envisaged by the pact when Washington and its NATO allies have openly declared Russia’s defeat in Ukraine as their goal.
Bonnie Jenkins, the U.S. undersecretary of state for arms control, said Monday that while the U.S. government has not fully assessed the consequences of Putin's decision, “we’re not seeing any evidence that Russia is in noncompliance.”
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