and for the growing number of victims lies fully with the west and, of course, with the regime in kyiv. i wish to repeat, they started the war, we are using force to stop it. but it was russia that invaded ukraine. western military aid has helped kyiv resist. it hasn t forced the kremlin, though, to de escalate. today, president putin suspended russia s participation in the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty with america an agreement that limits nuclear arsenals and provides for missile inspections. no longer topical, says the kremlin. translation: we know that the west has directly helped kyiv to launch strikes on airbases where our strategic nuclear bombers are located. now they want to carry out inspections
in the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty with america an agreement that limits nuclear arsenals and provides for missile inspections. no longer topical, says the kremlin. translation: we know that the west has directly helped kyiv to launch strikes on airbases where our strategic nuclear bombers are located. now they want to carry out inspections of our military sites. in light of today s confrontation, that is absurd. applause support here, but unpicking that treaty risks a nuclear arms race. in order to avoid nuclear war, it s better to have a framework, but losing this framework, we are witnessing the real threat of a nuclear war. washington says the kremlin s decision to halt participation in the nuclear treaty is deeply
the treaty, barring warhead and missile inspections since the ukraine invasion. both sides have accused each other of violating the treaty, sets limits to the amount of nuclear weapons each side can field. allowed for regular on-site inspections and caps on deployed nuclear weapons, 700 icbms and 550 nuclear warheads. mr. president, any reaction to putin saying he s pulling out of new start? big mistake. what has the pentagon more worried than putin s words today is the increasing relationship between china and russia with china s top diplomat in moscow today laying the ground work for a visit by president xi. putin s announcement came during his state of the nation address. strategic defeat sneaking into our nuclear objects.
compromise. the world according to vladimir putin feels like a parallel universe. who started the war in ukraine? not russia, he says. translation: responsibility for fuelling the ukrainian - conflict, for its escalation and for the growing number of victims lies fully with the west and, of course, with the regime in kyiv. i wish to repeat, they started the war, we are using force to stop it. but it was russia that invaded ukraine. western military aid has helped kyiv resist. it hasn t forced the kremlin, though, to de escalate. today, president putin suspended russia s participation in the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty with america an agreement that limits nuclear arsenals and enabled missile inspections.
arsenals and provides for missile inspections. no longer topical, says the kremlin. translation: we know that the west has directly helped kyiv to launch strikes on airbases where our strategic nuclear bombers are located. now they want to carry out inspections of our military sites. in light of today s confrontation, that is absurd. applause. support here, but unpicking that treaty risks a nuclear arms race. in order to avoid nuclear war, it s better to have a framework, but losing this framework, we are witnessing the real threat of a nuclear war. washington says the kremlin s decision to halt participation in the nuclear treaty is deeply unfortunate and irresponsible. the bbc wasn t allowed to attend the kremlin leader s big speech.