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Negotiations did not take place: Russia refused to discuss nuclear weapons from the United States - CNN

The Russian side has unilaterally stated that she would offer new dates to discuss the Nuclear Weapon Reduction and Restriction Agreement. The cause of this decision in the Kremlin is silent. The Russian Federation has informed the United States about the transfer of the date of negotiations on strategic stability within the framework of the contract for the reduction and restriction of nuclear weapons (S-3) indefinitely. About it reports CNN.

"The United States and the Russian Federation had to hold a bilateral advisory commission under the S-3 agreement in Cairo to discuss the implementation of the contract on Tuesday, November 29. The Russian side informed the United States that Russia has unilaterally postponed the meeting and stated that it would offer new dates ", - comment on the situation at the US State Department.

The department emphasized that Washington is interested in negotiations with the Russian Federation for the speedy restoration of Russian nuclear inspections. The US State Department also emphasized that S-3 is a "stability tool". The authors of the publication mentioned that the commission, which was responsible for the implementation of the contract, was last collected in Geneva in October last year.

According to S-3, Russia and the US had the opportunity to carry out each other's nuclear objects. The US nuclear inspection by the United States has stopped in 2020 due to quarantine restrictions. In August 2022, Russia also did not allow the US delegation to carry out inspections in its territory. The publication emphasizes that S-3 provides a limitation of the number of nuclear warheads for both parties.

In addition, the contract should regulate the deployment of land and submarine rockets and bombers for the delivery of nuclear ammunition. We will remind that the director of the CIA discussed with the representative of the Russian Federation the issue of nuclear weapons through the special cany. American diplomat Bill Burns played the role of a key mediator between the Russian Federation from the United States. Focus also wrote that Russia and the United States had secret negotiations in Turkey.