MOSCOW, may 24 — RIA Novosti. the United States planned out all the agreements that bind their hands, said the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, explaining the problem of the open skies Agreement in Washington.
“It’s a question not specifically for this document or some claims to the Russian side. It is a question of systematic withdrawal of the United States of America from all understandings that are somehow, according to them, tie their hands. I recall — many years ago unilaterally, they left the ABM Treaty, the Treaty on the elimination of intermediate and shorter-range missiles (INF Treaty) — not so long ago they came out. Recently announced that they would not ratify the Treaty on comprehensive ban of nuclear tests. But it’s all part of the international stability,” she said on radio “Komsomolskaya Pravda”.
Moscow denies new accusation of Washington, because the Russian side claims to us “not that much more — they are specific and they were published in April, and in February, and many months before that.”
“we Have a special Commission, which should decide all disputed issues. Therefore, it is not a question of relations with Russia, it is a question that they throw off all obligations that feel uncomfortable”, she said.
USA are positioning themselves as an exceptional country that has special powers, said Zakharov.
“But specifically in this case, I want to remind you about the concept of American exceptionalism, which was announced the previous President Obama and, somehow, goes from administration to administration every time. Now this concept is: “to Make America great again”. Positioning itself as a country that has special powers, is not bound by the obligations and not playing by the rules is the concept of the American state, very clearly manifested for decades, so they do not need anything that equalizes the rights of this state with other global players,” she said.
the US President Donald trump on Thursday announced that Washington comes out of the open skies Agreement and will be outside of the agreement, while Russia “does not fulfill its obligations.” However, he did not rule out the development of new agreements. Russia has repeatedly denied accusations by the U.S. in breach of Contract. On Friday, the Russian foreign Ministry said that Moscow will negotiate with the United States, including by Contract, only on a reciprocal basis, and any ultimatums from Washington are unacceptable.
