According to Moscow, this means that Russia can no longer carry out inspections on American weapons bases. “This decision has given the US an advantage,” the Kremlin said.
Russia says it has taken this measure because the current conditions “are no longer in line with the reality of the moment”. The inspections can be restarted if new conditions are attached to them. What kind of conditions those are, Russia does not say.
The Kremlin last week made a public appeal to the US to start negotiations on a new treaty. The current treaty expires in 2026. The START treaty must ensure that the number of nuclear weapons in the world does not grow.