Their perfunctory statements contain no constructive responses to Russia’s concerns, he believes.
Federation Council Deputy Speaker Konstantin Kosachev commented on Western reactions to concerns communicated by the Russian Federation Senators with regard to the UK and French intentions to supply nuclear explosive devices to Ukraine.
“We are monitoring the reactions to our relevant parliamentary requests most closely. As of now, we have seen no responsible, serious, official response at a high level,” Konstantin Kosachev said.
He stated that the perfunctory statements issued by the UK and French diplomatic missions in Moscow contained no constructive answers to Russia’s concerns, let alone confirmations that the said countries intended to honour their commitments under the Non-Proliferation Treaty. “This is raising concerns,” Konstantin Kosachev stressed.
He also indicated that, according to the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) of Russia, the top leadership of the Federal Republic of Germany was informed about the impending nuclear venture. “This means that Germany bears a share of responsibility for the developments,” he believes.
“There is no doubt that Germany’s involvement in this gamble, if not until the last stage, should necessarily come under a parliamentary investigation of the same kind as we expect from our colleagues in the UK and France,” Konstantin Kosachev declared. He reported that the Russian Senators would send a request to their colleagues in Germany’s Bundestag, suggesting that they clarify their country’s role in connection with the SVR revelations concerning the Western states’ intentions to supply nuclear explosive devices to Ukraine.
Earlier, the Russian Federation Senators called on the House of Commons and the House of Lords in the UK and the National Assembly and the Senate in France to immediately launch relevant investigations. Their appeal was also sent via diplomatic channels to the European Parliament, the UN, the IAEA, and the Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.