MOSCOW, April 20. /TASS/. Russia is committed to the moratorium on nuclear testing but will respond in kind should the United States or other countries violate it, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said at a meeting of the Trialogue Club International.
TASS has summed up his key statements
Moscow maintains a strict commitment to the moratorium on nuclear testing: "Russia, for its part, maintains a strict commitment to the national moratorium on nuclear testing, declared back in 1990."
But if the United States or other countries violate this moratorium, Russia will respond in kind: "However, Russia will offer a proper and proportionate response should the United States and other counties conduct such tests."
An increasing number of US allies in Europe are considering developing their own nuclear capabilities: "Recent developments are deeply concerning, particularly the growing number of US non-nuclear allies that are considering the idea of acquiring their own nuclear capabilities."
