Business Maverick: Putin Halts Nuke Pact With US, Vows to Push War in Ukraine

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President Vladimir Putin said Russia will suspend its observation of the New START treaty with the US, dealing a blow to the last accord limiting their nuclear arsenals, as he vowed to press on with his faltering invasion of Ukraine.

the terms of the treaty by refusing to allow inspectors on its territory and stonewalling US efforts to discuss the issue. Russia dismissed the criticisms and blamed the US, saying difficulties with New START were “a direct result of the hybrid war unleashed by the West against our country.”

Russia’s suspension of New START means the US could lose access to inspections and monitoring data about the number of deployed Russian nuclear warheads, as well as the land- and sea-based vehicles used to launch them. About 200 inspectors drawn from the Department of Defense, intelligence community and State Department are assigned to carry out verification under the treaty, according to Steven Pifer, the former US ambassador to Ukraine who conducted arms-control negotiations with Russia.

My very quick take on the New START suspension . Given the circumstances, it could have been worse. Arms control reflects the status of the relationship, so no surprises. I don’t think we will see a nuclear buildup“The suspension of participation in the New START treaty is a very hostile signal,” said Andrey Kolesnikov, a political analyst at the Carnegie Center. “There’s no hope for restoring relations with the West and he intends to continue the war at any price.

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