MOSCOW, - Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a bill revoking Russia?’s ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), ratified by 183 countries, excluding the US.
According to the Russian presidency website, this step is important in protecting the security of Russia, and is a proper response to the US, which does not wish to ratify the treaty.
Last month, the Russian parliament approved the revoking of the ratification, while ensuring that Russia is still a member in the treaty.
The treaty, issued by the UN in 1996, was ratified by 183 countries out of 193 who signed the treaty. There are 13 countries who did not join the treaty yet.
Source: Kuwait News Agency
