“The Kremlin is activating its efforts to use the USA and Russia on weapons control to obtain Washington’s concessions on war in Ukraine, and the Russian Federation’s steps to leave the Plutonium (PMDA) management (PMDA) is likely to prevent USABAKAVK. This is stated in the report of the American Institute for War Study (ISW). Analysts point out that on October 8, Moscow continued its campaign of reflexive control aimed at influencing US decision -making on the supply of Tomamavki Ukraine. Kremlin officials continued to argue that the American staff would have to participate directly in the Ukrainian blows of “tomatov”, and that rockets would not affect Russia’s determination to achieve their military goals or a situation on the battlefield. The Russian news agency TASS has extended the statement of Alexander Stepanov from the Institute of Law and National Security of the Russian Academy of National Economy and Civil Service under the President of Russia that the ratification of the Duma of the Agreement on Military Cooperation between Russia and Cuba is a “symmetrical” response of Russia. Stepanov stated that the supply of Russia’s ballistic missiles and Oreshnik Cuba would be justified. These statements by Stepanov were heard against the background of the meeting of the Defense Minister of Lieutenant General Viktor Khrenin on October 8 in Belarus with the Chief of General Staff and the First Deputy Minister of Armed Forces Cuba Roberto Lera Soktologho. Read also: The previous section of “red lines” has not led to escalation – ISW on the probable provision of “tomatov” ISW continues to estimate that the Kremlin is taking a variety of information measures to restrain the United States from the sale of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine. “The exit of Russia’s distribution agreement on October 8 is likely to strengthen the Kremlin’s efforts aimed at presenting US-Russian relations as a dangerous stage, and to distract the US from Ukraine to bilateral relations and negotiations on weapons control,” the report reads. On October 8, the State Duma of Russia approved a bill on denunciation of an intergovernmental agreement with the United States on Plutonium disposal and protocols to it. The agreement envisaged the disposal of 34 tons of weapons plutonia, which was unnecessary for military programs. The document was signed in 2000, but in 2016 the Russian authorities suspended this agreement on the background of a deterioration of relations between Moscow and Washington. As ISW points out, Russian officials have largely accused the United States of non -compliance with PMDA, probably trying to use the exit from the agreement as a blackmail for further concessions. In particular, on October 8, the deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia said that the preservation of Russia’s obligations under an agreement with the United States to dispose of Plutonia “in the current environment has become unacceptable.” The Duma Step to Exit PMDA took place after Russia has announced the rejection of a moratorium on the placement of medium and shorter missiles in August 2025. The United States suspended their participation in the RSMD treaty in 2019 due to Russia’s violation, and shortly after that, Russia followed their example. ISW believes that Russia seems to use a combination of whip and gingerbread in these efforts, but both ways are aimed at pushing the United States to transfer its attention from war to bilateral relations between the US and Russia, and Russia’s withdrawal from weapons treaties is aimed at using the threat of a race.”, – WRITE: www.radiosvoboda.org
Analysts point out that on October 8, Moscow continued its campaign of reflexive control aimed at influencing US decision -making on the supply of Tomamavki Ukraine.
Kremlin officials continued to argue that the American staff would have to participate directly in the Ukrainian blows of “tomatov”, and that rockets would not affect Russia’s determination to achieve their military goals or a situation on the battlefield.
The Russian news agency TASS has extended the statement of Alexander Stepanov from the Institute of Law and National Security of the Russian Academy of National Economy and Civil Service under the President of Russia that the ratification of the Duma of the Agreement on Military Cooperation between Russia and Cuba is a “symmetrical” response of Russia. Stepanov stated that the supply of Russia’s ballistic missiles and Oreshnik Cuba would be justified.
These statements by Stepanov were heard against the background of the meeting of the Defense Minister of Lieutenant General Viktor Khrenin on October 8 in Belarus with the Chief of General Staff and the First Deputy Minister of Armed Forces Cuba Roberto Lera Soktologho.
Read also: Previous intersections of “red lines” did not led to escalation – ISW about the probable provision of “tomatov” to Ukraine “
ISW continues to evaluate that the Kremlin is taking a variety of information measures to contain the United States from the sale of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine.
“The exit of Russia’s distribution agreement on October 8 is likely to strengthen the Kremlin’s efforts aimed at presenting US-Russian relations as a dangerous stage, and to distract the US from Ukraine to bilateral relations and negotiations on weapons control,” the report reads.
On October 8, the State Duma of Russia approved a bill on denunciation of an intergovernmental agreement with the United States on Plutonium disposal and protocols to it. The agreement envisaged the disposal of 34 tons of weapons plutonia, which was unnecessary for military programs.
The document was signed in 2000, but in 2016 the Russian authorities suspended this agreement on the background of a deterioration of relations between Moscow and Washington.
As ISW points out, Russian officials have largely accused the United States of non -compliance with PMDA, probably trying to use the exit from the agreement as a blackmail for further concessions. In particular, on October 8, the deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia said that the preservation of Russia’s obligations under an agreement with the United States to dispose of Plutonia “in the current environment has become unacceptable.”
The Duma Step to Exit PMDA took place after Russia has announced the rejection of a moratorium on the placement of medium and shorter missiles in August 2025. The United States suspended their participation in the RSMD treaty in 2019 due to Russia’s violation, and shortly after that, Russia followed their example.
ISW believes that Russia seems to use a combination of whip and gingerbread in these efforts, but both paths are aimed at pushing the United States to P Establishment of its attention from war to bilateral relations between the US and Russia, and Russia’s withdrawal from weapons treaties aimed at using the threat of arms race to achieve this effect.