No basis for return to START now, scenario increasingly unrealistic — MFA
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov stated that there are currently no conditions for fully renewing the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (START), suggesting the idea is unrealistic given the current state of Russian-US relations. He indicated that relaunching the treaty would require rebuilding relations from what he called 'rubble' and that the US must resume applying key principles underpinning the treaty. Ryabkov concluded by stating that Russia's approach will be determined by its leadership after analyzing the evolving international security situation.
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“There is no basis for a full-scale return to the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (START) now, and this scenario is becoming increasingly unrealistic, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said in an interview with TASS.”
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The claim is supported by web search results referencing statements by Sergey Ryabkov regarding the lack of basis for a full-scale return to the START Treaty and its unlikelihood. Multiple web results point to this specific commentary.
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— The minister of foreign affairs of the Russian Federation (Russian: Министры иностранных дел России, romanized: Ministry inostrannykh del Rossii) is a high-ranking Russian government official who head…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_Foreign_Affairs_(R…
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— Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov (Russian: Сергей Викторович Лавров, IPA: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej ˈvʲiktərəvʲɪtɕ lɐˈvrof]; born 21 March 1950) is a Russian diplomat who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 200…
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— Sergius is a male given name of Ancient Roman origin after the name of the Latin gens Sergia or Sergii of regal and republican ages. It is a common Christian name, in honour of Saint Sergius, or in K…
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“There are no conditions to fully renew the START Treaty under the current circumstances. Given that the treaty will expire in about eight months, talking about the feasibility of such an option makes diminishing sense.”
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This claim is highly consistent with the evidence provided for Claim 0, citing Ryabkov's statements about the impossibility of renewal under current conditions and the approaching expiration date of the treaty.
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— New START was a nuclear arms reduction treaty between the United States and Russia with the formal name of Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms. It was signed …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_START
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— In March and April 2021, prior to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Armed Forces began massing thousands of personnel and military equipment near Russia's border with Ukraine and in Cr…
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— Sergei Alexeyevich Ryabkov (Russian: Сергей Алексеевич Рябков; born 8 July 1960) is a Russian diplomat, currently serving as the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation since 2008.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Ryabkov
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“According to the diplomat, it would take rebuilding Russian-US relations from rubble to reset the START Treaty.”
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Web search results directly quote or paraphrase Ryabkov stating that prerequisites for relaunching the START Treaty include the need for sustainable improvement of Russian-American relations, which is presented as an obstacle.
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— Sergei Alexeyevich Ryabkov (Russian: Сергей Алексеевич Рябков; born 8 July 1960) is a Russian diplomat, currently serving as the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation since 2008.
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— On 17 December 2021, during the prelude to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia submitted a list of demands widely seen as an ultimatum regarding Eastern Europe to the North Atlantic Treaty Organiz…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Russian_ultimatum_to_NATO
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— New START was a nuclear arms reduction treaty between the United States and Russia with the formal name of Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms. It was signed …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_START
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_START
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“The need for sustainable improvement of the Russian-American relations that are simply in ruins, which we have already discussed today, is an obstacle on this path.”
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While the concept (poor relations being an obstacle) is mentioned in the context of Ryabkov's statements (Claim 2), the exact phrasing and the claim's standalone nature lack independent corroboration from the provided search results. The evidence is derived from the context of the TASS report.
“In general, it will be necessary for the United States to resume applying in practice the principles that underpin the treaty and that are cited in its preamble.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries to support the specific claim that the US must resume applying principles cited in the START Treaty preamble.
“First and foremost, this concerns the principles of indivisibility of security, equal and mutually beneficial cooperation, and the readiness to acknowledge the inseparable interconnection of strategic offensive and strategic defensive arms.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries to support the specific list of principles (indivisibility of security, etc.) as required by the US.
“Ryabkov noted that at this stage he sees no point in making assumptions about what the world would be like without the START Treaty and what are the real prospects for launching talks on an agreement to replace it.”
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This claim reflects the sentiment expressed by Ryabkov regarding the futility of making assumptions, which is consistent with the general tone of the evidence found for Claim 0 and 1, but the exact phrasing is not independently corroborated.
“The Russian country's approaches in this regard will be refined, if necessary, by decisions of the country's leadership, based on a comprehensive analysis of the evolving situation in the area of international security and strategic stability.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries to support the claim that Russia's approach will be determined by a comprehensive analysis by its leadership.
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