U.S. Ambassador Huntsman Says U.S. and Russia Should Not Stop Dialogue on Arms Control

Aug. 14, 2019 (EIRNS)—Jon Huntsman, the outgoing American Ambassador to Russia, told Echo of Moscow radio station in an interview that the U.S. and Russia should not stop dialogue on arms control. According to RT, he also stressed that Washington has no plans to deploy intermediate-range and shorter-range nuclear missiles in Europe.

Citing Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, Huntsman said that if the U.S. does deploy such missiles, they’ll most likely be deployed in the Asia-Pacific region.