Ukrainian journalist Ivan Yakovina in the Obozrevatel:
"Russia's withdrawal from the New START Treaty will lead to rapid bankruptcy
September 23, 2025
Putin threatened to completely withdraw Russia from the New START Treaty. He said the Americans should be afraid of this. But in reality, if he really decides to significantly increase the capabilities of the Russian Strategic Missile Forces, it will lead to Russia's rapid bankruptcy.
The fact is, there's not enough money even to maintain strategic nuclear forces in their current form. Building even a hundred new nuclear missiles (let alone thousands) would cost tens of billions of dollars, even under ideal conditions. And they're not ideal. There's no production base: Yuzhmash remains in Ukraine, and Russia lacks the expertise and specialists to create new types of nuclear weapons.
This is evident in testing: land-based Sarmat missiles explode on takeoff, while sea-based Bulava and Sineva missiles constantly miss their targets. The Burevestnik nuclear cruise missile exploded during testing, killing the entire development team.
Everyone already knows what happened to strategic aviation recently. It simply doesn't exist anymore.
So Putin's boasting about "we'll withdraw from the New START Treaty" is like trying to scare a hedgehog with his bare ass. It's only effective against a fool. The problem is that the US president right now is precisely that fool..."
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