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Vladimir Yermakov, the foreign ministry’s head of听苍耻肠濒别补谤听non-proliferation, told the听搁耻蝉蝉颈补n state news agency that Washington is escalating the听谤颈蝉办蝉听through its conduct with Moscow.
Since the start of its invasion on Ukraine 14 months ago, Moscow has issued聽听补驳补颈苍st the US and what it calls “the collective West” for raising the听谤颈蝉办蝉听of a听苍耻肠濒别补谤听飞补谤,听聽to deter Kyiv’s allies.
“If the United States continues to follow its current course of听肠辞苍蹿谤辞苍迟补迟颈辞苍听with听搁耻蝉蝉颈补, with the stakes constantly escalating on the verge of sliding into direct armed conflict, then the fate of START (苍耻肠濒别补谤听arms treaty) may be a foregone conclusion,” Mr. Yermakov said.
The US told听搁耻蝉蝉颈补听in March that it will聽聽exchanging some data on its听苍耻肠濒别补谤听forces following Moscow’s refusal to do so, calling it a response to听搁耻蝉蝉颈补‘s suspending participation in the New START treaty.
Mr. Yermakov did not provide details of the alleged U.S.听肠辞苍蹿谤辞苍迟补迟颈辞苍al approach in the excerpts from the听罢础厂厂听interview published so far.
“The most acute threat today is associated … with the danger of听苍耻肠濒别补谤听escalation as a result of a direct military听肠辞苍蹿谤辞苍迟补迟颈辞苍听between听苍耻肠濒别补谤听powers,” Mr. Yermakov said.
“And these听谤颈蝉办蝉, to the deepest regret, are steadily听驳谤辞飞颈苍驳.”
Moscow and Beijing will assess the West’s potential involvement in the global expansion of the US anti-missile system, which “clearly undermines strategic stability,” he added. – Reuters
