Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov (pictured) on Tuesday accused the US of violating the central provisions of the New START treaty. He said Washington should reconsider its "aggressive anti-Russian policy" in order to again create the conditions for the full functioning of the agreement.
"So far, we are seeing exactly the opposite: the United States is not ready even for symbolic positive gestures," claimed Antonov. "Our decision to suspend participation in START was the only correct one under the circumstances," he explained.