The representative of Russia said in the UN about preparing the US for war

Andrei Belousov, deputy head of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s non-proliferation and arms control department, said that Washington was preparing a war by withdrawing from the Treaty on the Elimination of Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles (INF). He expressed such an opinion Friday after the UN committee voted against submitting a Russian resolution in support of the INF.
After the vote, the representative of the United States, Robert Wood, took the floor to once again accuse Russia of violating the treaty. “For the past five years, the United States has tried to influence Russia about its violation of the INF Treaty,” he said. “They recently admitted to producing land-based missiles, but claim they do not violate the limits established by the INF Treaty.” The diplomat concluded that in this situation, the United States could no longer be patient.
In response, Belousov noted that Moscow had not been for the past five years, but since 2000, it has been making claims to Washington about fulfilling the terms of the treaty. “Recently, at a meeting [of the committee], the United States declared that Russia is preparing for war,” he continued. “Yes, Russia is preparing for war. We are preparing to defend our homeland, our territorial integrity, our principles, our values, our people — we are preparing to such a war. "
“But we have a serious difference from the United States of America,” the diplomat pointed out, “and in linguistic terms this difference consists of only one word. The Russian Federation is preparing for war, and the United States is preparing war.” Otherwise, why Should the United States withdraw from the treaty, build up its nuclear potential, adopt a new nuclear doctrine that lowers the level [of danger to the possible] use of nuclear weapons? This is a question for all of us, "the Russian diplomat addressed his colleagues at the UN.

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