Just one year after Russia invaded Ukraine and hours after President Vladimir Putin announced the suspension of the last nuclear arms treaty signed with the United States for the reduction and control of nuclear weapons, US President Joe Biden gave a speech from Warsaw , capital of Poland, reaffirming the “unity” of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and promising more military aid to Ukraine.
The words of both leaders have caused tension in the political arena, as experts say that this could be the start of a new war, which would be based on nuclear weapons.
Biden giving a speech in Warsaw as if it were a rally of the Democratic Party in the USA
This is what is truly noteworthy about this act, which is otherwise the reiteration of the usual lie, that NATO expansion is Russia’s fault. A big lie pic.twitter.com/SzluxKG9jM— Milko Peña (@PenaMilko) February 21, 2023
Biden’s speech came just a day after the president visited kyiv on a trip that has been called unprecedented and surprising.
Ukraine will never be a victory for Russia. A year ago, the world was preparing for the fall of kyiv. Well, I just got back from kyiv and can report that it’s still going strong. Democracy was too strong for Putin. Democracy in the world has grown stronger, but the autocrats have grown weaker.
Biden reiterated NATO’s commitment to ensure that Putin’s “lust for territory and power fails”. The US president reiterated that the West never conspired to attack Russia and that “war was never a necessity but it is a tragedy.”
For his part, Vladimir Putin announced the suspension of the last pact signed with the United States for the reduction and control of arms (START) and indicated that Russia must be prepared to carry out nuclear tests if the opposing country carries them out first. In addition, he said he has evidence that the United States is developing “new types of nuclear weapons” that could test on site.
They want to inflict a strategic defeat on us. That is why I have to announce the suspension of the treaty. There is no connection between the START affair and the conflict in Ukraine or other hostile Westerners against our country.
The START treaty between the United States and Russia aims to limit the deployment of nuclear weapons for both parties. In addition, it allows the frequent verification of military programs of each country.
According to experts, if the treaty is terminated or expires without renewal, the nuclear arsenals of the world’s two largest nuclear powers would be unconstrained for the first time since the Cold War and neither party would be able to control the arsenal of the contrary. This situation has already set off alarm bells and some believe that it could unleash a Third World War.