... European media was quick to conclude that the French leader effectively supported his Russian counterpart’s idea. The Kremlin voiced a similar interpretation of his statement. Capitals of Central Europe responded with a barrage of accusations against the Élysée Palace, suggesting its current occupant was undermining... ... make unjustified concessions to Moscow. Many in the United States were surprised that France was trying to influence the fate of the INF Treaty, which was (or rather had been, before its demise) a bilateral treaty between...
Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council Andrey Kortunov on the Future of Nuclear Arms Control
Andrey Kortunov:
The Domino Effect: America’s Withdrawal from the INF Treaty and Its Ramifications
Few of us remember how negotiations on the Iranian nuclear programme began. In October 2003, British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs of France Dominique de Villepin and Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany Joschka Fischer approached President of Iran ...
The INF Treaty is in Deep Crisis
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces ... ... for arms reduction and cutting the associated costs.
At present, Russia does not question the fact that the INF Treaty, if observed,... ... create an environment for a new strategic stability architecture.
France and the United Kingdom are obviously concerned about the ... ... ability to carry nuclear warheads. Even with a range of several thousand kilometres they would ensure guaranteed destruction of their ...
