On the occasion of yesterday’s 30th anniversary of the START I treaty, the Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement: “The Russian Federation consistently supports enhancement of strategic stability and international security by political and diplomatic methods, including through the signing of relevant treaties and agreements. This becomes particularly important in a situation when deliberate efforts are being made to erode the international arms control framework and to undermine its foundations.… We believe that a complex bilateral strategic dialogue, agreed by the presidents of Russia and the United States during their meeting on June 16… may help to overcome this extremely dangerous trend,” reported TASS. [https://tass.com/politics/1321441]