Putin signed a law to withdraw ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
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The treaty was signed on behalf of the Russian Federation on 24 September 1996 in New York and ratified on 27 May 2000.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law according to which Moscow will withdraw ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). This document has been published on the official portal of legal information.
The Treaty was signed on behalf of the Russian Federation on 24 September 1996 in New York and ratified by Russia on 27 May 2000. This multilateral document was supposed to become the main international legal instrument for the cessation of all types of nuclear tests.
However, to date, the treaty has not entered into force, as eight of the 44 states possessing nuclear weapons or having the potential to develop them have not ratified it.
It is noted that the adopted law was designed to restore equality of obligations in the field of nuclear arms control. It was specified that the document creates a legal basis for Russia to withdraw its ratification, but does not provide for the country's withdrawal from the CTBT.
It was reported that the initiative to revoke ratification of the CTBT was submitted to the State Duma on 13 October. On 25 October, Federation Council senators unanimously approved Russia's withdrawal from ratification of the nuclear test ban treaty.
The Treaty was signed on behalf of the Russian Federation on 24 September 1996 in New York and ratified by Russia on 27 May 2000. This multilateral document was supposed to become the main international legal instrument for the cessation of all types of nuclear tests.
However, to date, the treaty has not entered into force, as eight of the 44 states possessing nuclear weapons or having the potential to develop them have not ratified it.
It is noted that the adopted law was designed to restore equality of obligations in the field of nuclear arms control. It was specified that the document creates a legal basis for Russia to withdraw its ratification, but does not provide for the country's withdrawal from the CTBT.
It was reported that the initiative to revoke ratification of the CTBT was submitted to the State Duma on 13 October. On 25 October, Federation Council senators unanimously approved Russia's withdrawal from ratification of the nuclear test ban treaty.
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