Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered suspension of the plutonium disposal agreement with the United States over Washington’s 'unfriendly actions' towards Russia.
"In connection with a fundamental change of the circumstances and the emergence of a threat to strategic stability as a result of unfriendly actions by the United States towards Russia and the United States’ inability to ensure compliance with the assumed commitments to utilizing excessive weapons grade plutonium under international treaties and also proceeding from the need for urgent measures to protect the security of Russia" the Russian president ordered suspension of the agreement between the governments of Russia and the United States concerning the utilization of plutonium that has been declared as plutonium no longer necessary for defense purposes, its handling and cooperation in that field, the decree runs.
The decree underscores the fact that the plutonium in question "is not used for making nuclear weapons or other explosive devices, for research, development, design work or testing related with such devices or for any other purposes."
The Russian Foreign Ministry has been instructed to dispatch a relevant notification to the U.S. side. Simultaneously, the Russian president signed an order to appoint Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov as his special representative for participation in Federal Assembly hearings on the suspension of the above-mentioned decree and the related protocols.
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