Russia's proposal for a moratorium on the deployment of intermediate-range and shorter-meaningless, since Russia has already launched a ground-based installations previously proscribed missiles on its territory. This was stated by NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller told the newspaper “merchant”.
According Gottemoeller, NATO received a letter Russian President Vladimir Putin with a proposal to introduce a moratorium on the deployment of intermediate- and shorter-range missiles, but considered it meaningless, since Russia has already deployed on its territory, violating the treaty SSC-8 rockets (9M729). And to impose a moratorium unilaterally in the alliance do not want.
What exactly do offer Moscow, If she insists, 9M729 that does not violate the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty? She want, so we have introduced a unilateral moratorium? After all, Russia has already placed on its territory, these missiles, including the European part. From our point of it is meaningless. (…) I do not see the point
– she told, adding, that the proposal is not credible, as ignoring the reality on the ground.
At the same time Gottemoeller noted, that NATO is open for dialogue with Russia.
Recall, Earlier the US and its allies in NATO directly accused Russia of violating the provisions of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. The reason for this was the 9M729 missile complex “Iskander-M”, which according to Washington, capable of flying at a distance of more than 500 km.
