Russia blocks the consensus on the revision of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

Aug. 27 () –

Russia has stated this Friday that the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) has failed to find a consensus due to various objections related to the war in Ukraine and the conflict around the Zaporizhia plant.

The Russian representative, the deputy director of the Non-Proliferation and Arms Control Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Igor Vishnevetski, made this known at the closing plenary meeting of the tenth conference — held in New York between the August 1 and 26, 2022– on the revision of the NPT.

In this sense, the Russian representative has indicated that the main problem is that the distance between the parties has not been overcome, so that “the consensus is unreasonable”.

Thus, he has criticized that different delegations have attended the agreement meetings to present their priorities, referring to Ukraine; while requests from Moscow have not been considered.

Vishnevetski has criticized that the states that present positions opposed to Russia have shown little will to reach an agreement, despite the fact that all members have a common goal – “a world free of nuclear weapons” -. In his opinion, these are ideological and conceptual differences about how, when and by what means to achieve the same end.

For its part, France — on behalf of various countries, including members of the European Union — has reiterated its support for kyiv and has condemned Putin’s invasion.