USA tries to twist Russia’s arms to end START-3 talks by proxy

After the United States pulled out from the Open Skies Treaty, the prospects for another treaty about the reduction of strategic offensive arms are becoming increasingly vague. Sincerity of US officials The extension of this treaty did not cause much optimism in the past, nor does it inspire any optimism today, given the conditions that Washington is dictating to Moscow to extend START-3. The statements that US politicians and officials make at this point sound like ultimatums. US Special Presidential Representative for Arms Control, Marshall Billingslea, demonstrated a new level of sincerity. Mr. Billingslea seems to be a diplomat by nature, but his manner of expressing Washington's point of view on pressing international problems makes one doubt that. According to Billingslea, the USA is not interested in a treaty just for the sake of a treaty. The US president will not sign an agreement that does not reflect today's reality and if it does not do anything to provide greater security for the American people, said Billingslea at an online event organized by the Hudson Institute in Washington.