Moscow will not review the suspension of its participation in the New Nuclear Disarmament Treaty concluded with the United States until the United States changes its policy on Ukraine, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Wednesday, as quoted by Interfax, Reuters and Agerpres.

Last week, President Vladimir Putin announced that Moscow was suspending its participation in the deal, accusing the US of trying to inflict a “strategic defeat” on Russia in Ukraine. On Tuesday, Putin announced a law suspending Moscow’s participation in this treaty.

Russian news agency Interfax quoted Ryabkov as saying: “Until the US changes its behavior, until we see signs of common sense in what it is doing in relation to Ukraine… we see no chance that the decision to suspend The new SNO will be implemented.” revised or revised’.

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The treaty was signed in 2010 by then-US and Russian presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev, respectively, to limit the number of strategic nuclear warheads each side can deploy. The pact was supported by a system of mutual inspections and data exchange.

The treaty, the latest in a series between Washington and Moscow for more than half a century that ended the Cold War, expires in 2026.

Military analysts believe that its cancellation or non-renewal will increase the nuclear risk during the period of escalation of the confrontation due to the conflict in Ukraine.

Ryabkov noted that the countries continue to discuss issues related to this treaty in “closed channels”, reports Interfax.

Russia is ready to communicate and exchange information with Washington regarding the New SNO depending on the needs, but currently does not see the need for a regular dialogue, the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister also said.

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