Russia calls for urgent resumption of nuclear stability dialogue with US

“Humanitarian work in progress” as residents of Oleshki, occupied territory, face crisis

(Rome = Yonhap News) Correspondent Min Gyeong-rak = Russia said that dialogue with the United States to ensure global nuclear stability must be resumed urgently.

According to Reuters on the 20th (local time), Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said this, saying, "For the first time in history, the world is in a situation where there is no legal framework governing strategic nuclear stability."

This remark came while answering a question regarding the possibility of a US-China-Russia summit being held in China next month.

Spokesperson Peskov emphasized, “Negotiations on strategic nuclear stability between Russia and the United States will be difficult and will last for a long time,” and added, “They must start in advance.” He added that in related discussions, “the nuclear weapons capabilities of Britain and France cannot be ignored.”

The New START Treaty, which limited the number of strategic nuclear weapons between the United States and Russia, went into effect in 2011, but officially expired in February as distrust between the two countries grew following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

The Trump administration has argued for the need for a new treaty on the grounds that Russia has not properly complied with New Start and that it does not address China's nuclear forces and only limits American nuclear forces.

Regarding the situation in the Russian-occupied territory of Oleshki, where Pope Leo

The Pope mentioned the Oleshki situation in a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky the previous day and said, "I hope that through cooperation between both sides, food and medical supplies can be delivered and civilians can voluntarily and safely evacuate."

Oleshki is an area occupied by Russia, and Ukraine has appealed to international organizations for the urgent need to evacuate residents. It is known that in this area, residents are experiencing a survival crisis as food and medicine support has been cut off.

The Russian side has stated that it will make efforts to resolve the food and material supply shortage in the Oleshki region, but difficulties are said to remain.