Russian would like Germany to be more objective on the issue of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) after Berlin expressed solidarity with Washington’s claims on Moscow’s alleged violations of he treaty, Russian Ambassador to Berlin Sergey Nechaev says.
“The German leadership has repeatedly spoken in favor of preserving current system of strategic stability, including the INF and New START [Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty]… However, Berlin has fully agreed with Washington demanding that Russia fulfill ultimatum requirements and has not questioned US position in NATO. Such an approach, which ignores the facts, arguments and justified concerns of Russia, is unlikely to help reach a compromise. I would like to call for greater objectivity on the part of our German partners,” the diplomat said.
Last week, the United States said it was suspending its obligations under the INF Treaty starting from February 2 and would start the withdrawal process, which would be completed within six months unless Moscow remedied its alleged violations of the bilateral arms control deal.