Russia is not going to unilaterally destroy its nuclear capabilities. Moscow has suspended the agreement with the United States on plutonium disposition. The corresponding decree was signed by Vladimir Putin.
to renew the agreement, Washington must now fulfill a number of requirements — to cancel all sanctions against our country, to compensate for the damage which they have caused to the Russian economy, and withdraw from the Eastern European troops, who weren’t there at the time of conclusion of the contract in 2000-m to year.
All spelled out in detail. A presidential decree and a bill submitted to the Duma as detailed as possible to explain why Russia suspends agreement with the United States on the destruction of weapons-grade plutonium.
“In connection with a fundamental change of circumstances, the threats to strategic stability in a hostile U.S. actions against Russia and of America’s failure to fulfil obligations…” – quote from the decree.
what is the United States not fulfilling their obligation to plutonium, President Putin publicly said six months ago. In the early 2000s, Moscow and Washington agreed on the destruction of surplus weapons-grade plutonium by 34 tons each of the parties. To do this, and the United States, and Russia had to build a specialty.
“We complied with its obligations, we are the company built, our us partners — no,” — said in April 2016 Vladimir Putin.
Krasnoyarsk Krai, a top-secret mining and chemical combine. A year ago there started a unique production, which, in fact, begins the destruction of weapons-grade plutonium — it is made of special fuel for a nuclear power plant.
the Newest unit of Beloyarsk NPP in Sverdlovsk region, running on the fuel, Russia also has built and in December was included in the grid.
“the United States did not do such work”, — said Vladimir Kostin, the head of the Russian-American working group on fuel.
indeed, in the U.S. state of South Carolina, where he was supposed to be a specialty, the exact opposite pattern.
2011 year, vigorous movie about the fact that the construction is in full swing. But in 5 years not only has not moved, the object is frozen.
“Congress has suspended funding for the creation of the MOX plant, and this means that they do not approach the establishment of such facilities”, — says Sergey Novikov, Director of communications of the state Corporation “Rosatom”.
Freezing the construction of the plant, the United States suddenly began to offer some other methods of destruction of plutonium. American scientists, they say, dilute it with special substances and buried in speaketh in the ground. Practically, this means that at any time this plutonium can be recovered and produce new atomic bombs.
“We’re going to change the entire program, and then we’ll go to the Russians and ask how they like it. This is your plan? This is the plan? This is the stupidest, worst plan. To change course, not knowing how much will it cost us and, hoping that the Russians will agree?!?” – outraged Lindsey Graham, Senator of the U.S. Congress from South Carolina.
Russian, of course, could not agree, although given enough time to the USA is still remembered about the signed documents.
“Russia would continue to not be in a position to single-handedly carry out the provisions of this agreement. Now, given the overall tension, the Russian side does not consider the possible continuation of this situation”, — said the press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov.
Suspending the agreement, Russia, however, leaves the door open for negotiations. Moscow demands from Washington a clear plan for disposal of plutonium, as well as addressing the causes, which was threatened the strategic stability.
namely, the reduction of NATO infrastructure in the countries that joined the bloc since 2000, to a level which was at the time of signing the agreement. The failure of the US hostile policy against Russia, it needs to be expressed in the abolition of the so-called Magnitsky act, the lifting of all us sanctions, compensation of damage that Russia has suffered as a result of sanctions, and a retaliatory counter-sanctions.
“our decision is a signal to Washington to try to talk with Russia from a position of strength, the language of sanctions and ultimatums and to continue cooperation with our country only in those areas where it is beneficial to the United States, will not work”, — said the Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov.
the Russian foreign Ministry stressed: if Washington will adjust its political line from which there was negative change in the balance of the world, Russia is ready to resume implementation of the agreement.
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