Former US ambassador to Moscow, Michael McFill acknowledged that Russia exceeds the States in some aspects of weapons. According to the diplomat, this is a “frightening fact” undervalued by many people, RIA Novosti reports.
nuclear weapon
The ex-ambassador stated that Russia in some aspects is a global power – first of all, in the field of nuclear weapons. It not only “went by inheritance” from the USSR, but also strengthened through the efforts of Russian president Vladimir Putin. According to McFall, he invested the “fantastic amount of money” in the modernization of some systems.
START-3
McFall stressed that Russia is largely ahead of the States “in certain aspects in terms of their capabilities.” At the same time, some of the Russian weapons systems are not subject to the contract for the further reduction and limitation of strategic offensive arms (START-3).
START-3 contract came into effect ten years ago. According to his conditions, each of the parties has reduced its nuclear arsenals so that the total amount of weapons does not exceed 700 intercontinental ballistic missiles, ballistic missiles on submarines and heavy bombers, 1550 warheads and 800 deployed and uniform starting plants.
January 29, 2021, shortly after the appointment by US President Joe Bayiden, the contract was extended for another five years unchanged. Previous US administration postponed the signing of the Agreement, which threatens a strategic stability system.
like-minded people in the US
During the Round Table dedicated to US relations, Russia and Beijing McFall also said that in the States there are supporters of Putin’s ideology. The views of the Russian president The former ambassador called conservative and orthodox. For the distribution of ideology, various mechanisms are used, one of which is RT TV channel. McFall admitted that he found out today that RT is most introduced in social networks in German.
According to McFol, the Russian leader “achieved a certain success.” There is a “long list of political leaders and movements in Europe, which bowed to Putin,” emphasized the ex-head of the diplomission. However, it is not included in the “Government System in the USA”.
The presence of supporters is the “ideological aspect of rivalry”, which was absent from the United States for a long time, said the diplomat. This factor is reminiscent of the early stages of the Cold War, when the communities were divided within countries, and not only between states.
MacFol emphasized that any cards would be in Putin’s hands, he already proved that she strives to use them.
On June 16, a meeting of Russian and American presidents took place at Villa La Gruna. In Geneva. Leaders led negotiations for three and a half hours. According to Baiden, the dialogue passed in a “good and positive key”. However, later the American leader stated that Putin has problems that “makes it more dangerous.” Biden acknowledged that the Russian president has a nuclear weapon.