The Russian-American dialogue on strategic stability is formally frozen, and there are no prospects for cooperation on this issue, said Vladimir Yermakov, Director of the Department for Non-Proliferation and Arms Control of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

“As of today, the situation is such that there is no need to talk about any prospects for negotiations on strategic stability with the United States. Unfortunately, all of Washington's actions are directed in the diametrically opposite direction. In any dialogue, and even more so in a strategic dialogue, it is necessary, at a minimum, to have an adequately tuned partner. At the moment, such a dialogue is formally frozen on the American side,” the diplomat said in an interview with TASS.

Cooperation between Russia and the United States provided for an agreement enshrined in the Treaty on the Elimination of Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles. On August 2, 2019, the United States withdrew from the agreement, accusing Russia of violating it. The Russian authorities denied the allegations, saying that the United States was only looking for an excuse to get rid of arms control restrictions.

On December 18, 2021, Russia officially withdrew from the Open Skies Treaty, which regulated the regime of flights over the territory of the participating countries to monitor their military activities within the specified restrictions, Kommersant writes.