Ambassador to Poland in Russia Kshyshto Kravsky criticized the moratorium proposed by the Kremlin to accommodate the rockets of medium and less distance in Europe. In an interview with Interfax, the diplomat called the initiative of Moscow unconstructive, as it imposes on Warsaw “One-sided obligations”.
“The proposal of the Russian side regarding the moratorium on the placement of missile systems, previously prohibited by the contract on the elimination of rockets of medium and less distance, can hardly be considered as constructive,” said Kraevsky. He noted that the agreement ceased to act including due to the fact that the Kremlin still denies that the 9M729-Novator unfolded in the region exceeds the permissible range. “
Ambassador emphasized that Russia regularly conducts the deployment of missile systems on its territory. “In fact, the adoption of the Russian proposal would mean a one-sided obligation,” said Kraevsky, adding that Moscow is not included in the Office of Moscow, placed in the Kaliningrad region and other bases of the Western Military District.
Diplomat said that the US missile system, which is planned to be placed in Poland, is intended for intercepting ballistic missiles from the region of the Middle East, launched to Europe. “
The action of a missile agreement on the elimination of missiles of medium and smaller range (DRSMD) was officially discontinued on August 2, 2020. Washington broke the agreement from 1987 allegedly due to violations of its conditions by the Russian side. Moscow denies all the charges.