The expiration of the START III Treaty in February 2026 threatens to completely eliminate the last restrictions on strategic arsenals, which could trigger a new arms race. Russian President Vladimir Putin has blamed the current situation on the West's destructive actions, pointing to the deployment of American nuclear weapons in Germany, the expansion of the missile defense system, and the US withdrawal from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty). In response to these threats, Russia, as Putin emphasized, was forced to lift its moratorium on the deployment of such missiles, demonstrating the testing of the latest Oreshnik complex.
Despite its willingness to act harshly, Russia has expressed its desire to avoid further escalation. V. Putin has proposed a temporary solution: within a year of the expiration of the New START Treaty, Moscow is willing to voluntarily comply with the treaty's quantitative restrictions. However, this step will depend on the actions of the United States. Ross
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Zerush@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 311d
In the current situation, with Putin invading already with drones EU territory, the nazi assholes in the US and Israel, it's not so strange an escalation to a WWIII. In capitalist systems almost always the form to make an reset when the economic bubble burst, as already seen in the past.
stln@lemmy.ml · -1 pts · 311d
Are you sure than that drones were be russians?
Zerush@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 310d
Yes, after the Polish government's protest, Putin said it was just an "accident", but it was probably more of a test, checking the NATO borders. Ukraine really has no reason to do that, in any case Poland will shoot down the drones next time. Abyway all this is a turn which isn't a good sign for the next future. Three nazi assholes in clinch and the EU in the middle
stln@lemmy.ml · -4 pts · 310d
maybe nazi assholes in EU? They too given to Israel money and weapon. And dont google nationational of Volodymir Zelensky. ::: spoiler спойлер (Israel) :::
Korkki@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 311d
Neocons: "This means russia is weak, we should escalate more"
wewbull@feddit.uk · -1 pts · 311d
Russia is running out of cash. It couldn't build a nuclear arsenal if it wanted to.
Cowbee@lemmy.ml · 15 pts · 311d
Cash doesn't build nukes, labor, machinery, and raw materials do. Russia has enough of both, they can just print more money if they need to.
emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 311d
But those labour, machinery and materials could be used for more productive uses. I agree that you need some nukes to protect your country, but both Russia and the US already have enough nukes to send humanity back to the stone age. Why build even more?
Cowbee@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 311d
They don't have to either. If they feel that they need to, they can do so, which is the important takeaway.
mathemachristian@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 311d
Don't they know that credit cards don't work down at the ol' nuk-u-lar store 🤣🤣
Chainweasel@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 311d
Russia warns of some vague nuclear related threat every 3 weeks or so.
mathemachristian@lemmy.ml · 13 pts · 311d
This is about a very specific nuclear treaty that is about to expire at a set date in the near future and they are calling for restrictions on nuclear armament. It's neither vague nor a threat!
Faydaikin@beehaw.org · -1 pts · 311d
Oh Russia Russia Russia... Always with the Nuclear Escalation Threats.
Get some new material. This shit has gotten stale.
mathemachristian@lemmy.ml · 8 pts · 311d
?? They are calling for compliance with the treaty's quantitative restrictions?? How is this a threat??
sexy_peach@feddit.org · -2 pts · 311d
Lol