国际英语资讯:Russia slams Washingtons plans to quit arms control treaties
<p><span word="MOSCOW">MOSCOW</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 22-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="establishment">establishment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="withdraw">withdraw</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="agreements">agreements</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Intermediate">Intermediate</span>-<span word="Range">Range</span> <span word="Nuclear">Nuclear</span> <span word="Forces">Forces</span> <span word="Treaty">Treaty</span> (<span word="INF">INF</span> <span word="Treaty">Treaty</span>) <span word="are">are</span> <span word="shortsighted">shortsighted</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span>, <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Sergei">Sergei</span> <span word="Lavrov">Lavrov</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="potentials">potentials</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="security">security</span>, <span word="Lavrov">Lavrov</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="AGI">AGI</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="agency">agency</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="transcript">transcript</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="format">format</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="eliminate">eliminate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="regime">regime</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="limiting">limiting</span> <span word="armaments">armaments</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="October">October</span>, <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="INF">INF</span> <span word="Treaty">Treaty</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="alleged">alleged</span> <span word="breach">breach</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Moscow">Moscow</span> <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span> <span word="denied">denied</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="race">race</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="questioning">questioning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="necessity">necessity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="extend">extend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Strategic">Strategic</span> <span word="Arms">Arms</span> <span word="Reduction">Reduction</span> <span word="Treaty">Treaty</span> (<span word="START">START</span>) <span word="which">which</span> <span word="expires">expires</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2021.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="considerations">considerations</span> <span word="short">short</span>-<span word="sighted">sighted</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="philosophy">philosophy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="preserving">preserving</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concept">concept</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mutually">mutually</span> <span word="assured">assured</span> <span word="destruction">destruction</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="realities">realities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 21<span word="st">st</span> <span word="century">century</span>," <span word="Lavrov">Lavrov</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Noting">Noting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cooperate">cooperate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="threats">threats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="terrorism">terrorism</span>, <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>, <span word="Lavrov">Lavrov</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Moscow">Moscow</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mutually">mutually</span> <span word="beneficial">beneficial</span> <span word="partnership">partnership</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>.</p>
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