Marshall Billingsley, April 10 appointed by the President of the United States Donald trump’s special representative for arms control, gave the first interviews, in which, in particular, called a key condition for the renewal of the Russian-American Treaty on strategic offensive arms (start). “Russia should persuade the Chinese to sit down at the negotiating table,” he told the newspaper The Washington Times.Earlier, U.S. officials repeatedly expressed the desirability of connecting China to the agreements between Russia and the United States in the field of arms control. However, prior to this interview none of us diplomats as tough, did not link the extension of the Treaty on strategic offensive arms by connecting to China and publicly insisted that Moscow needs to convince Beijing to be built in Washington. Recall that the start Treaty expires in February 2021, but may be extended for another five years. Russia is unequivocally for the extension, the US pulled with the answer. China has repeatedly stated that because of its nuclear arsenals is incomparable with the power of the United States and Russia, no obligations he himself will not take. Marshall Billingsley also stated in an interview that “one of the main problems with the start Treaty — among many other of its shortcomings is that it does not participate the Chinese.” He also expressed the view that the start Treaty is more beneficial for Russia than the US, and stressed that Washington is not interested in “arms control simply for the fact of arms control”.Read more about the new special representative of the President of the United States, read the material “Kommersant” “the Future start questioning”.Elena Chernenko
