In recent years, the United States has withdrawn from many international organizations and international treaties, especially withdrawing from many arms control treaties signed between Russia and the United States. Since the announcement of the US decision to withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty, it has been strongly opposed by Russia.
The "Open Skies Treaty" was signed in 1992 and entered into force in 2002. There are currently more than 30 contracting states. Treaty countries can conduct "unarmed aerial reconnaissance" on each other's territories as required. The "Open Skies Treaty" is considered an important confidence-building measure after the end of the Cold War, helping to increase transparency and reduce the risk of conflict. The United States, Russia and most NATO countries have signed this treaty.
U.S. claims that Russia’s withdrawal was due to Russia’s breach of contract. Russia refuted
. On May 21 this year, US Secretary of State Pompeo accused Russia of violating the "Open Sky Treaty", saying that the U.S. will submit a notice of withdrawal to all signatories. , And formally withdraw from this treaty after six months, unless Russia can re-implement this treaty. The Russian side stated in this regard that the US's accusations were groundless and that the US continued to fulfill the conditions set forth in the "Open Skies Treaty" "absolutely unacceptable."
Over the past few months, Russia has repeatedly called for equal dialogue on the "Open Skies Treaty", but the US seems to have "retired," and has never responded positively.
Russia claims that the United States "continuously breaks" threats to European security
On October 22, Russian President Vladimir Putin pointed out when attending the annual meeting of the Russian think tank "Valdai International Debate Club" in Moscow that the United States withdrew from the "ABM Treaty" and then withdrew from the "Intermediate-Range Missile Treaty" Afterwards, the procedure for withdrawing from the "Open Skies Treaty" was initiated. This kind of unilateral breach of contract will threaten the security of Europe, and it is not realistic to hope that Russia will remain in the "Open Skies Treaty" alone.
Russian President Putin: European countries told us, let the United States withdraw, but you don't. I said, my goodness, it was a great show. You are all members of NATO, but you can continue air reconnaissance and pass on the information obtained to the United States, but we cannot do air reconnaissance because we are still in this treaty.
Putin reiterated that Russia is willing to negotiate with the United States in the fields of arms control and cyber security, but he urged the United States to maintain a clear understanding of the current world situation, change the solipsism mindset, and learn to consider the other side’s when constructing a new type of international relations. interest.
Source CCTV News Client
Editor: Huang Pinchao
Process Editor Liu Weili
