Lavrov Says US Sees No Need to Include France, UK in Strategic Stability Talks
Russia's foreign minister said Washington wants China at the table for strategic stability discussions but does not see a need to add France and the United Kingdom, according to TASS.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the United States does not believe France and the United Kingdom need to be invited to strategic stability talks, the Russian state news agency TASS reported.
According to TASS, Lavrov said Washington "insists that strategic stability be discussed at trilateral talks with China," suggesting the US position favors a three-way format involving Russia, the United States and China rather than a broader dialogue that would include the two other Western nuclear powers.
The remarks, attributed to Lavrov by TASS, did not include further elaboration in the excerpt on the context in which the comments were made or on Moscow's own position regarding the composition of any future strategic stability talks.
TASS did not specify the date, venue or occasion of Lavrov's statement in the material reviewed.
Strategic stability dialogues have historically focused on nuclear arms control and risk-reduction measures between major nuclear powers. France and the United Kingdom are also recognized nuclear-armed states, and questions over their inclusion in such talks have periodically surfaced in discussions about the future architecture of global arms control.
Reuters and other international outlets were not immediately available to corroborate additional details of Lavrov's remarks beyond the TASS report.
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