In Vienna began the meeting of the interdepartmental delegations of Russia and the USA, where the sides will discuss topical issues in the field of international security and arms control, said Monday the Russian permanent mission to the international organizations in the Austrian capital.
Consultations will be held from 27 to 30 July.
Question about deploying anti-satellite weapons will be the main on the negotiations with Russia on strategic stability in Vienna, said the U.S. special envoy Marshall Billingsley.
Recording he put the message Space command of the United States, in which Russia was accused of conducting anti-satellite weapons tests.
Russia will continue the development of new types of missiles with nuclear engine, there is no reason to suspend these projects, said RIA Novosti former head of the international Treaty Directorate of the defense Ministry Lieutenant-General Yevgeny Buzhinsky.
The special envoy of the U.S. President for arms control Marshall Billingsley said that Russia needs to abandon the development and introduction of new types of missiles with a nuclear engine, calling them "flying Chernobyl".
. Senator Alexei Pushkov commented on Twitter the words of the special envoy of the U.S. President for arms control Marshall Billingsley, who said that Russia needs to abandon the development and introduction of new types of missiles with a nuclear engine, calling them "flying Chernobyl".
"And the latest US nuclear missiles, which will replace all ICBM "Minuteman", it's a humane weapon, or "angels from heaven"? Note Billingsley: this is the weapon of "doomsday" — outraged the MP.
US calls on Russia to stop development and introduction of new types of missiles with nuclear engine, said special envoy of the U.S. President for arms control Marshall Billingsley.
"We believe that such weapons should not even exist. Why bother to have a cruise missile with a nuclear engine? It is nothing like a flying Chernobyl. Just imagine what a radioactive release will be (it) create in-flight. There is no logic that would justify (the existence) of these systems the day of judgment. I spoke directly to its Russian partners that it is spending huge amounts of money, and they need to stop these destabilizing developments," said Billingsley at a hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on foreign Affairs.
The US does not plan to build a nuclear hypersonic weapons, said the special envoy of the U.S. President for arms control Marshall Billingsley.
"Hypersonic (weapons) involves a number of advantages. I think that the US wants no nuclear weapons in this region, and conventional hypersonic weapons (non-nuclear – ed.)," said Billingsley at a hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on foreign Affairs.
Meeting of experts of the USA and Russia in space under the supervision of Deputy foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov and the special envoy of the U.S. President for arms control Marshall Billingsley will be held at the end of July, said the Minister of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov.
"Ryabkov with Billingsley agreed as part of the process, which is under their supervision occurs to create three working groups. With 25, in my opinion, on the 30th, or from 27 to 30 July in Vienna will hold a meeting of the working group on outer space, on transparency in the nuclear weapons and military doctrines, nuclear doctrines," - said Lavrov during an online session, "Primako readings."
U.S. welcomes China willingness to negotiate on arms control and invited the Chinese delegation to the talks with Russia in Vienna on this issue, according to the state Department.
Earlier, the Director of the Department of arms control of Chinese foreign Ministry Fu Cong said that China is ready to join trilateral talks on disarmament with the United States and Russia if the US agrees to reduce its nuclear Arsenal to China's level.
The U.S. hopes that the technical discussions on strategic stability with Russia will be held in the next few weeks, said the special envoy of the U.S. President for arms control Marshall Billingsley.
"I hope that the next level of discussions with Russia on the level of technical experts will be held in a few weeks," said Billingsley, speaking at the event of the Institute name of the Brookings institution.
US sees positive shifts in the position of China on strategic stability, said the special envoy of the U.S. President for arms control Marshall Billingsley.
"We see positive signs of evolution in China's position. We are ready to meet with China on a bilateral basis, and also to prepare the ground for holding at the time of the tripartite talks (with Russia)," said Billingsley, speaking at the event of the Institute name of the Brookings institution.
The United States believes that China is committed to nuclear parity with Russia and the United States, said the special envoy of the us President for arms control Marshall Billingsley.
"China is no longer committed to a limited deterrence... China is conducting a dangerous and destabilizing development of nuclear forces, which aims to ultimately achieve nuclear parity — quantitative or qualitative - with the United States and Russia," said Billingsley, speaking at the event of the Institute name of the Brookings institution.
Working groups of the Russian Federation and the United States, the creation of which the parties have agreed on the consultations in Vienna on 22 June, has not yet begun work, said RIA Novosti Deputy foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.
The special representative of the President of the United States on arms control Marshall Billingsley and Deputy foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov held June 22-23 at the Vienna talks. The parties discussed the issue of extending the Contract on reduction of strategic offensive arms (start-3), which was signed in 2010 and expires in February 2021, the maintenance of stability and predictability in the conditions of the termination of the INF Treaty. At the consultations, the sides confirmed the launch of the working group on space and a number of others.
Member of the Federation Council Committee on defense and security, Senator Franz Klintsevich commented on the appeal of the special representative of the President of the United States arms control Marshall Billingsley close the projects missiles "Petrel" and "Poseidon."
In an interview with radio station "Moscow speaking", the MP said that he understands the concerns of Americans about the new Russian missiles, as the United States, "20 years will not be anything like". Klintsevich also criticized a statement about the futility of spending on the development and production of missiles.
Russia should not abandon such promising developments as underwater camera "Poseidon" and the rocket "Thunderbird", because these developments are valid arguments against nuclear blackmail of the United States, told RIA Novosti on Friday, the doctor of military Sciences Konstantin Sivkov.
Earlier, the special representative of the President of the United States on arms control Marshal Billingsley called "terrible" Russian projects of missiles, "Burevestnik" and "Poseidon" and urged to close them, because they do not fall under the restrictions on the reduction of strategic offensive arms (SNV-3).
The special representative of the President of the United States on arms control Marshal Billingsley called "terrible" Russian projects of missiles, "Burevestnik" and "Poseidon" and urged to close them.
He commented on an article in Forbes magazine, which put forward the theory that the alleged cause have recently been discovered by the Swedes enhance background radiation could be testing one of these missiles.
The permanent representative of Iran to the international organizations in Vienna Kazem Gharib-Abadi has expressed concern about reports according to which high-ranking U.S. officials discussed the possibility of conducting nuclear tests and urged the United States to comply with obligations under treaties in the field of disarmament.
"We Express our deep concern about reports that senior US officials had discussed the possibility of conducting nuclear test explosions, which in the case of their implementation will not only be seen as a clear violation of the global moratorium on test explosions of nuclear weapons, but also seriously undermine the nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, and thereby international peace and security," said Abadi, whose words are on Twitter, the Iranian permanent representative.
Russian and American experts will hold several meetings on the subject of military doctrines and issues of verification, the relevant agreement was reached at the consultations on strategic stability in Vienna, said the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.
According to her, this "difficult task" because the views of countries on this set of issues seriously diverge.
USA do not see the option for a moratorium on the deployment in Europe of intermediate-range and shorter-range that were previously prohibited by the INF Treaty, said the US special envoy on arms control Marshall Billingsley.
"I'm not going to think a lot and worry about the moratorium INF, because, simply put, this (the moratorium) will not," said Billingsley on a press-conferences in a mode online.
Working groups, on which Russia and the United States agreed in Vienna should include weapons not covered by start-3, said Wednesday to journalists by the special representative of the President of the United States arms control Marshall Billingsley.
"I should get back to zamministra of foreign Affairs Sergey Ryabkov to confirm it with him, that we both understand what happened at the meeting. Of course, from our point of view, we believe that the technical working group will cover the closely related issues of the military Arsenal, are not covered by the contract, and the doctrine... We agree on this issue", - he said during a telephone briefing.
The United States reserves the right to nuclear testing, but do not see them in need, said the US special envoy on arms control Marshall Billingsley.
"No, I'm not talking about the withdrawal of the signature on the CTBT. I made it clear that the US Senate rejected (this) Treaty banning tests as entirely flawed, and the United States are not a part of it," said Billingsley on the online press conference.
The US and Russia in Vienna confirmed the launch of the working group on space and a number of others intend to hold their meetings promptly, said RIA Novosti Deputy foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.
Russian-American consultations on strategic stability issues on Monday ended in Vienna. The Russian delegation at the negotiations was headed by Ryabkov, us - special envoy of the U.S. President for arms control Marshall Billingsley. The consultation lasted about ten hours.
Moscow and Washington on consultations in Vienna on strategic stability discussed extending the start Treaty-3, said Monday the Russian foreign Ministry.
Russian-American consultations on strategic stability issues on Monday ended in Vienna. The Russian delegation at the negotiations was headed by Deputy foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Ryabkov, us - Marshall Billingsley. The consultation lasted about ten hours.
The special representative of the President of the United States arms control Marshall Billingsley on 23 June will make a statement following the talks with Russia in Vienna, RIA Novosti informed source.
According to the source, speaking Billingsley has not yet been determined.
Russian-American consultations on strategic stability ended in Vienna, told RIA Novosti in the Russian delegation.
The Russian delegation at the negotiations was headed by Deputy foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Ryabkov, us - special envoy of the U.S. President for arms control Marshall Billingsley.
The Ambassador of Russia in Austria Dmitry lubinsky reported RIA Novosti, the negotiations on the Russian-American bilateral consultations was not and could not be flags of China because of the bilateral meeting between Russia and the United States.
Russian-American consultations on strategic stability in the past week in Vienna, the Russian delegation is headed by Deputy foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Ryabkov, us - special envoy of the U.S. President for arms control Marshall Billingsley.
The agreement on nuclear weapons of Russia, China and the United States, if will be concluded only on the basis of sovereign interests of Moscow and Beijing, said RIA Novosti Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on international Affairs Konstantin Kosachev.
Earlier, the special representative of the President of the United States arms control Marshall Billingsley stated that the new agreement should apply to the nuclear arsenals of Russia and China, and fully embrace them. He commented on the proposal of the Minister of foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius, noting that Lithuania is a strong NATO ally and friend of the United States.
Demanding to make an agreement on arms control between the United States and Russia tripartite, including China, Washington is looking for excuses not to take concrete steps for the extension of the existing nuclear agreement with Russia (start-3), said RIA Novosti Deputy Chairman of the Duma Committee on defence Yury Shvydkin.
Earlier, the special representative of the President of the United States arms control Marshall Billingsley stated that the new agreement on arms control should apply to the nuclear arsenals of Russia and China, and fully embrace them. The contract on reduction of strategic offensive arms (start-3) signed on in 2010, remains the only current agreement between Russia and the USA on the limitation of armaments. The agreement expires in February 2021, while Washington has not announced any plans to renew it.
The special representative of the President of the United States arms control Marshall Billingsley will hold talks with Deputy foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov on June 22-23, the invitation of the PRC is still in force, said in a statement the state Department issued on Friday evening.
In addition, the state Department recalled that United States sent an invitation to China to join in these discussions and clearly stated the need for all three countries have negotiated in good faith on arms control.
Foreign Minister of Germany Heiko Maas on Thursday expressed hope that negotiations of the Russian Federation and the United States on arms control, is scheduled for 22 June in Vienna, will be successful.
"For the last time we had a few setbacks on the part of disarmament treaties - the INF Treaty, the open skies Treaty. Therefore, the start - one of the remaining important pillars of the architecture of arms control. I would be happy if these negotiations will be successful and will lead to the preservation of what already exists in the architecture of arms control and maybe something else will be added," said Maas at the press conference following talks with Austrian counterpart in Vienna.
A group of about 40 members of Congress published on Tuesday a letter to the President of the United States Donald Trump, which supports the initiative of the us administration to engage China in bilateral negotiations with Russia on strategic stability.
Despite the support of the negotiations, the congressmen have attacked China, saying it "malign nuclear ambitions", which, according to them, should be contained.
Moscow hopes that interdepartmental consultations of the Russian Federation and the United States arms control and strategic stability in Vienna on 22 June will be constructive and will help to outline the specific steps to stabilize in this area, said Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Anatoly Antonov.
"We expect that consultations will be held under the leadership of Deputy Minister of foreign Affairs Sergey A. Ryabkov and the special representative of the President of the United States arms control Marshall Billingsley will be constructive, will allow us to identify concrete steps to rectify the situation in the strategic stability," Antonov said in the program "the Big game" on the First channel.
Special envoy of the U.S. President for arms control Marshall Billingsley questioned the press-Secretary of Russian President Dmitry Peskov that the nuclear doctrine of Russia does not imply that Moscow can be the first to launch a nuclear strike.
Billingsley just quoted Peskov, which, indeed, made such statement on 3 June.
Interministerial consultations of the Russian Federation and the United States arms control and strategic stability will be held in Vienna on 22 June, said RIA Novosti Deputy foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.
"The twenty second of June will take place in Vienna meeting on arms control and strategic stability at the level from the Russian side Deputy Minister of foreign Affairs, with American - the special envoy of the President of the United States Marshall Billingsley. Consultations will be held in an interagency format. We welcome the resumption of such contacts," - said Ryabkov.
USA and Russia need to renew expiring in February 2021 the contract on reduction of strategic offensive arms (start-3), to gain time for the preparation of a new agreement in the sphere of arms control with China, said RIA Novosti former assistant Secretary of state Frank rose.
On Monday, the special envoy of the U.S. President for arms control Marshall Billingsley announced that it has agreed with the Deputy Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Ryabkov on the negotiations regarding the time and place of negotiations on nuclear weapons in June. He said that the talks also invited the representative of China. Bloomberg reported earlier that the talks will take place on June 22 in Vienna.
U.S. confirms talks with Russia on strategic stability, China is also invited, said the special envoy of the U.S. President for arms control Marshall Billingsley.
"Today we agreed with the Deputy Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia (Sergey) Ryabkov regarding the time and place of negotiations on nuclear weapons in June," Billingsley wrote on Twitter, without naming the exact date and place. Bloomberg reported earlier that the talks will take place on June 22 in Vienna.
