(VOVWORLD) - Russia is ready to sign an Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with new conditions, Vladimir Shamanov, Chairman of the State Duma Committee for Defense, told reporters on Wednesday.
 Vladimir Shamanov, Chairman of the State Duma Committee for Defense (Photo: duma.gov.ru) |
Shamanov said Russia must defend its sovereignty and Russia’s newest submarine design, Poseidon, is necessary to that goal.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday that he will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov this week to discuss the INF, which is on the edge of collapse.