Lavrov: Russia will never unite with America against China – Mehr News Agency | RCO News Agency

According to RCO News Agency, quoted by Rashatodi, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in reaction to the possibility of an alliance between Russia and the United States to convince China to join the nuclear disarmament talks, said that Moscow will never form an alliance with Washington against China.

In September, Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed to Donald Trump, his American counterpart, that the two countries extend the last remaining arms control agreement between them, the “New Start”, for another year; A treaty that will expire on February 5, 2026.

Trump described the proposal as a “good idea,” but the comments were not accompanied by any concrete action from the White House. Previously, Trump had repeatedly demanded that China join the nuclear arms reduction talks between Russia and the United States.

In response to the possibility of Moscow joining Washington in order to pressure China and bring it to the negotiation table, Lavrov said: Russia will never unite with anyone (country) against anyone (country), especially against China; It is impossible.

He added: “Moscow and Beijing have signed a series of bilateral agreements that clearly show our relations and their goal is mutual support and help to strengthen the economy, defense capabilities and our positions in the international arena.”

The senior Russian diplomat emphasized: Americans have been seeking to include Beijing in nuclear limitation negotiations for years. China has its own position. We respect that. China says it is not ready. It is not in the right stage of strategic capacity development. We respect this position.

According to estimates Institute peace research between international Stockholm (SIPRI), Russia has the largest nuclear arsenal with 5,459 warheads, and the United States ranks second with 5,177 warheads. About 600 nuclear warheads have been reported in China’s arsenal, but the country’s nuclear reserves are expanding faster than other countries.