Russia will continue to observe strategic offensive restrictions despite the suspension of the New START treaty, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.
"In order to maintain a sufficient degree of predictability and stability in the nuclear missile sphere, Russia intends to strictly adhere to the quantitative limitations of strategic offensive weapons provided for in the framework of the agreement," the statement said.
Earlier today, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in parliament that Russia is suspending participation in the New START agreement.
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This, as he states, is in direct contradiction to the basic principles and understandings contained in the preamble of START, on which the treaty is based and without which it would not have been concluded.
"In fact, we are talking about a radical change in circumstances compared to those that existed at the time of the signing of START," reads a statement published on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia.
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