Moscow: The dismantling of arms control system by the United States might cause unpredictable consequences, Vasily Nebenzya, Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations, said on Saturday.
“Look what is going on in the disarmament field. The Americans move to dismantle the arms control system, which will evolve into an absolutely unforeseeable scenario,” Nebenzya was quoted by Tass news agency as saying in an interview with Russian TV Channel One.
He said Washington was working on “an uncontrolled build-up of weapons,” which would ratchet the threat of an unexpected conflict, Xinhua news agency reported.
The diplomat said the world still faces disagreements stemming from the Cold War era, and that is one of the main reasons the West is disappointed that Russia has started to implement an independent foreign policy.
On February 1, the US administration announced that Washington would withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with Russia within six months.
Following the announcment, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on February 2 Russia will also suspend its participation in the INF Treaty.-
