Russian Envoy Blames US for Destroying Almost All Arms Control Agreements

The United States has destroyed almost all arms control agreements and derailed strategic dialogue with Moscow, Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov said, commenting on the US Department of State’s annual Compliance Report.

"The same message is repeated year after year: the United States is the only country that is implementing all arms control and nonproliferation agreements in an exemplary manner, with Russia and other US rivals being vicious violators. Any expert with some slightest understanding of the matter would find such reasoning schizophrenic," Antonov said, TASS reported.

"The administration has almost entirely destroyed the arms control and nonproliferation architecture. It has withdrawn from the ABM (Anti-Ballistic Missile), INF (Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) and Open Skies Treaties. It has derailed the strategic dialogue between the two major nuclear powers. And now it is finishing off the New START Treaty (New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) with its hostile actions toward our country," the Russian envoy added.