Moscow Regrets US Suspension of Cooperation Within Open Skies Treaty
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MOSCOW
(Sputnik) - Moscow deeply regrets Washington's decision to suspend cooperation
with Russia under the Treaty on Open Skies in accordance with the new US
defense budget, such move is an "intoxication" of international
relations, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told Sputnik.
On Monday, US President
Donald Trump signed the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act into law.
According to the bill, the United States will not obligate any funds
to implement the Open Skies Treaty until penalties are imposed
against Russia for previous violations.
"Instead
of addressing this issue within the framework of the Open Skies
Consultative Commission, we learn from the new bill that the funding
for implementation [of the treaty] would be suspended. Well, this is a
choice of the United States. This is the path toward further
intoxication of international relations by unilateral methods. We can
only regret it," Ryabkov said.
The diplomat stressed
that Moscow was concerned over the US record-high allocations for military
purposes under the new defense budget and would carefully examine the
document.
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