Russian Foreign Ministry: under the pretext of complying with the INF Treaty, Washington is trying to control the Russian defense industry complex
Washington, urging Moscow to recognize the violations under the Treaty on the Elimination of Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles, proposes to eliminate them in a “verifiable way”, that is, to actually put the Russian defense industry under control, which is not a serious approach, said Mikhail Ulyanov, Department of Foreign Affairs Director.
Launch of the P-500 cruise missile of the 9K720 "Iskander-M" tactical missile system
“This, of course, is not serious. But the main thing is not even this, but the fact that it is impossible to build a full-fledged conversation on such an exotic by normal standards basis. All this causes a scandalous memory. history with "weapons mass destruction of Saddam Hussein, ”he said.
Earlier, US Assistant Secretary of State Rose Goethemuller said: “The United States found that the Russian Federation is violating its obligations under the Treaty on the Elimination of Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles (INF): 500 km, and also not to possess and not produce launchers for such missiles. "
Ulyanov on this occasion explained that “at first, the American partners were confused in the testimony and it was difficult to understand what was going on, since various missiles were called“ trespassers ”, including the P-500 and PC-26”.
“Not immediately, but in the end, it became obvious that we are still talking about something else: about a certain cruise missile, which allegedly was tested a few years ago at a distance falling under the prohibition set by the INF Treaty,” the diplomat said.
This was confirmed by Goethemuller: “As we have established, the INF Treaty does not violate the P-500 rocket. Contrary to some opinions, the PC-26 ballistic missile is also not related to the INF Treaty. We are talking about a ground-based cruise missile with a range of 500 to 5500 km. We are sure that the Russian leadership knows which rocket we mean. ”
“We immediately expressed readiness to substantively discuss American concerns and asked for more specific information. The United States refused to do this, stating that we should already know what was going on. We were almost ultimately offered “to sprinkle ashes on our heads,” admit violations and eliminate them, moreover, in a “verifiable way”. It is not clear what kind of verification can be discussed if the previously existing verification mechanism in the framework of the INF have ceased to operate. It seems that the partners, without any legal basis, are seeking to establish control over our defense industry and test sites, ”
quotes Ulyanova ВПК.name.“This, of course, is not serious. But the main thing is not even this, but the fact that it is impossible to build a full-fledged conversation on such an exotic by normal standards basis. All this causes a scandalous memory. history with "weapons mass destruction of Saddam Hussein, ”he said.
Earlier, US Assistant Secretary of State Rose Goethemuller said: “The United States found that the Russian Federation is violating its obligations under the Treaty on the Elimination of Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles (INF): 500 km, and also not to possess and not produce launchers for such missiles. "
Ulyanov on this occasion explained that “at first, the American partners were confused in the testimony and it was difficult to understand what was going on, since various missiles were called“ trespassers ”, including the P-500 and PC-26”.
“Not immediately, but in the end, it became obvious that we are still talking about something else: about a certain cruise missile, which allegedly was tested a few years ago at a distance falling under the prohibition set by the INF Treaty,” the diplomat said.
This was confirmed by Goethemuller: “As we have established, the INF Treaty does not violate the P-500 rocket. Contrary to some opinions, the PC-26 ballistic missile is also not related to the INF Treaty. We are talking about a ground-based cruise missile with a range of 500 to 5500 km. We are sure that the Russian leadership knows which rocket we mean. ”
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