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“Signing new START treaty is based on the principle of parity” - Medvedev
Published: 16 January, 2010, 18:23
Edited: 03 February, 2010, 21:25
TAGS: Arms, Meeting, Russia, USA
Russian-US talks on replacing the expired Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty are progressing well, according to President Dmitry Medvedev.
But he said a new START deal is only possible if signed by both sides at the same time.
“Simultaneous ratification of the relevant documents must be our guiding principle. The way it was done in Soviet times is unacceptable – when the Soviet Union ratified the documents and the US didn’t. Signing it together is based on the principle of parity. It’s been made official for both countries. We must prepare a document that has been well thought out, that reflects our understanding about strategic armaments, and ratify it together. Or this process is impossible. I think that our American partners must be aware of this,” Medvedev said.
President Medvedev told leaders of Russian political parties that negotiations continue, though many points have already been agreed.
US officials in Russia are preparing for key talks in Geneva due later this month. Both sides have agreed to abide by the old treaty – which expired on the December 5 last year.
Its replacement is part of the "reset" of US-Russian relations pledged last year.
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Alann, Exactly. The US is far, far from being sane, so I hope that Medvedev and Putin and Lavrov will be extremely cautious and will build strong defenses, as Count Cash advises. The US is less sane with each day that passes. It seems to be bent on becoming exactly like the mess the which the Bolshevicks created.
Does anyone remotely sane trust any USA government? They never honour treaties. Whatever its current shape, form, colour or creed is a USA government is by default hell-bent on taking over the World. What's new is that the current White House tenant is doing it a little bit more subtly. The US of A needs a break. They are in two unwinnable wars at the moment and the last thing it needs is a Russian technological surge. This treaty is designed to buy time for the USA elite to consolidate. After that it will be business as usual: threats, build up of tensions and military gear along the Russian borders and in the end an all-out attack on Russia. They are desperate. They owe trillions of dollars which they never intent to pay back and they need a big war.
Parity is totally irrevelant because both Russia and the United States will still possess enough nuclear weapons to destroy the world after such treaty. Any treaty will be just a lot of "political correctness" and provide "word noise" for the news medias {to keep making more money}. Under the current world situation it is not logical for Russia and the United States to disarm themselves. Another nuclear power would just fill the vacuum and they may not be a careful as Russia and the United States have been in controlling them. Disarming is voodoo diplomacy for both countries.