Japan has warned that it is closely monitoring the next steps of Russia and the United States on START
Tokyo will continue to closely monitor the next steps Russia And UNITED STATES around the Treaty on Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (START), warned the Secretary General of the Cabinet of Ministers Japan Hirokazu Matsuno. Write about it TASS.
The Japanese government is monitoring the actions of both countries, he said. The politician recalled that START is an important agreement that ensures strategic stability and clearly demonstrates the progress of the nuclear potentials of Russia and the United States.
Previously Pentagon stated that the United States had requested Moscow regular exchange of information on START, but were refused. In response Washington myself won’t share information from the Russian Federation. March 1 President of Russia Vladimir Poutine signed a law suspending the country’s participation in START.