Russia Halts Sharing Information Regarding Nuclear Forces With the US

Russia Halts Sharing , Information Regarding Nuclear Forces , With the US.
NBC reports that a Russian diplomat has announced
that Moscow has stopped sharing information
regarding its nuclear forces with the United States.
According to Sergei Ryabkov, Russia's
deputy foreign minister, the suspension
of information includes any missile tests. .
All notifications, all kinds of notifications,
all activities under the treaty will be
suspended and will not be conducted
regardless of what position the U.S. may take, Sergei Ryabkov, Russia's deputy foreign minister, via NBC.
The news comes after Russia ended its
participation in the last remaining nuclear
arms pact between the two superpowers.
Last month, President Vladimir Putin
ended Russia's involvement
with the START treaty.
At the time, Putin said that Russia could not accept
U.S. inspections of nuclear sites after NATO declared
that its goal was a Russian defeat in Ukraine.
NBC reports that Russia's foreign ministry
said that Moscow would continue to respect
the treaty's caps placed on nuclear weapons.
Russia's defense ministry said that military drills
currently underway will include Yars mobile missile
launchers moving across three regions of Siberia.
NBC reports that the Yars is a nuclear
capable intercontinental ballistic missile
with a range in excess of 6,800 miles.
According to the ministry, the drills
will include measures to keep the deployment
concealed from foreign intelligence.