Bolton says the United States will consult allies before abandoning the Russian nuclear pact
Bolton says the United States will consult allies before abandoning the Russian nuclear pact
MOSCOW: The United States is serious coming out of a historical nuclear agreement with Russia, but more discussions are planned before the formal announcement of the decision is handed over to Moscow, national security adviser John Bolton told The Wall Street Journal.
President Trump announced the possible departure of the agreement during a rally in Nevada on Saturday. He reiterated his position in comments to reporters at the White House on Monday, saying that the United States would build its general nuclear arsenal, if necessary, targeting unusually harsh language in Russia.
"We will build it until they come to reason," Trump said. "When they do, then we will all be smart and we will all stop and, by the way, we will not just stop [but] Reduce, what I would love to do. "
When asked if he intended to launch a threat to Russia, Mr. Trump said: "It is a threat to whoever wants it," adding: "It includes China and includes Russia and whoever wants to play that game." You can not play that game with me. "
Bolton, a longtime critic of the 1987 Intermediate Reach Nuclear Forces Treaty, said he had "an extensive discussion about what the president said" with his counterpart from the Russian security council, Nikolai Patrushev, on Monday.
"I think if you look at the president's statement in Nevada on Saturday, it's very strong, very clear, very direct about what the United States is going to do," Bolton said Monday. But, he said, the government was going to "make many consultations with the allies in Europe and Asia." [and] We are certainly going to have more discussions with Russia. "
The United States has accused Russia of contravening the treaty, which prohibits the use of intermediate and short-range rockets, as well as testing, producing or launching new missiles from the ground. Russia is developing a missile system known as 9M729, but Moscow says it is in full compliance with the pact.
"I know that several people have speculated that this is a negotiating tactic," Bolton said. "And I discussed this with the Russian side today, how to get them to come back to a treaty that they say they are not violating, I do not know, they do not believe they are in violation, we totally disagree with that, but it is an indication that they do not plan to change their behavior. "
Bolton said he would reflect the exit statements of Trump INF in meetings with Russian officials, including a dinner with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and talks with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday. .
Washington has not formally notified Moscow of its intention to abandon the treaty, whose rules require that the withdrawing party give a six-month notice. The senior US official said the required warning would be given "in due time."
Mr. Bolton's visit to Moscow was Russian officials intensified the narrative that the withdrawal of the United States from the INF treaty could trigger global instability, an arms race and even a nuclear war.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Moscow would follow suit if the United States began developing new missiles after abandoning the INF treaty. It would be a matter of acting to restore the balance of power and ensure that Russia can defend its national security, he said.
China, Iran and North Korea are not bound by the INF treaty. The United States estimates that one-third to one-half of all China's ballistic missile capabilities would violate the pact if Beijing were part of it, Bolton said.
"Therefore, having a weapons control agreement that limits us globally leaves many of our friends and allies around the world, and potentially the US forces deployed, at considerable risk," Bolton said. "And I think that is something that should worry Russia from its own perspective, by sharing, as it does, a border with China."
Some allies of the United States have spoken out against the abandonment by Washington of the INF pact.
"We believe that the US and Russia should continue to participate in a constructive dialogue to preserve the treaty and guarantee its total and verifiable implementation, which, of course, is crucial for European and global security," said the spokesperson for the head of EU foreign policy, Federica. Mogherini said Monday.
Mr. Bolton said that the State and Defense departments of the United States will be "at the front and center" in the consultations on the departure of the United States from the INF, while he will continue to speak with his European counterparts and Mr. Trump will continue the conversations with other world leaders.
-Michael C. Bender in Washington contributed to this article.
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