Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview broadcast Sunday that Russia has no choice but to take into account NATO's nuclear capabilities, in remarks justifying Russia's recent suspension of its participation in the New START treaty.
As he has done repeatedly during the Ukraine war, Putin claimed that Russia faces an existential threat because, in his view, NATO members are seeking the country's "strategic defeat." He said on Russian state TV that the suspension of New START stemmed from the need to "ensure security, strategic stability" for Russia.
Putin declared Tuesday that Moscow was suspending its participation in the 2010 New START treaty, saying that Russia can't accept U.S. inspections of its nuclear sites under the pact while Washington and its NATO allies seek Russia's defeat in Ukraine. The Russian president emphasized that Moscow was not withdrawing from the pact altogether, and the Russian Foreign Ministry said the country would respect the treaty's caps on nuclear weapons and keep notifying the U.S.
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