MOSCOW, Oct 3, -. RIA Novosti Moscow will not abandon its commitments in the field of nuclear disarmament, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, commenting signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin's decree to suspend the agreement with the US on plutonium disposition of hostile actions of Washington.
According to the decree, this decision due to "the emergence of the US as a result of hostile action threat to strategic stability in respect of the Russian Federation", as well as the inability of the United States to fulfill the commitments made at the disposition of surplus weapons-grade plutonium.
"I would like to emphasize that Russia does not abandon its commitments in the field of nuclear disarmament, including reduction of the number involved in the weapons programs of nuclear materials. Russian plutonium designated as no longer required for the purposes of defense, will remain outside the armory activities", - said in a a statement of the Russian Minister, published on the website of Russian MFA.
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