Neither Global Development nor Nuclear Disarmament Happen Unilaterally

Nuclear disarmament in the world in the next decade is not possible even with a complete cessation of the conflict in Ukraine, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev said today.

Neither Global Development nor Nuclear Disarmament Happen Unilaterally

While attending the recent Third Meeting of States’ Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (3MSP TPNW) at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, I was struck by the similarities between the movement to ban nuclear weapons and the economic inequality that hampers development around the world. The UN puts great emphasis on the connection between development and peace; UN Secretary-General António Guterres recently d…

The Kremlin rejects this possibility, even with a peaceful solution to the conflict in Ukraine Kiev sees in the continuation of attacks on its cities a proof that Russia does not want peace

Russia today warned that nuclear disarmament will be impossible over the next few decades, although the current conflict in Ukraine will be resolved by peaceful means. “The situation is such that even in the event of the total end of the conflict around the so-called Ukraine, nuclear disarmament will be impossible over the next few decades,” wrote Dmitri Medvedev, former President and current deputy head of the Russian Security Council, on his T…