The US government informed it on Thursday RussiaMTI, citing local press sources, has reported that the United States will not re-join the Open Skies Treaty.
Joe Biden Since the US president took office in January, the two countries have shown their willingness to do so, and this has had a beneficial effect on preparations for their leaders’ summit in June. The decision was made by Wendy Sherman Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister.
The ministry justified the decision on the grounds that Russia continued to violate the treaty and that, based on Moscow’s behavior, it was not a partner in building mutual trust.
It was signed in 1992 and entered into force in 2002 An open sky The treaty includes 34 parties from Europe and North America. The essence of the agreement is that the joining countries will allow others to carry out surveillance flights over their other territories with unarmed reconnaissance aircraft.
Of the decade Last November I got out of then still Donald Trump The president led the United States because his government accused Moscow of violating the treaty, which Moscow in turn denied. Washington announced its intention to leave early in May last year.
