Flag at the US Embassy in Moscow. File photoWASHINGTON, Aug 16 The United States will continue to work with Russia through diplomatic channels to resume Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) inspections, State Department spokesman Ned Price said. «We will continue to engage with Russia through diplomatic channels to resume inspections,» Price said at a briefing. He said that US anti-Russian sanctions are fully compatible with START and do not prevent inspections of specialists from the Russian Federation in the United States. Price stressed that «the United States is committed to the implementation of START.» «We must work together to reduce the risk of an arms race and nuclear escalation,» a State Department spokesman said. Price added that the US is in confidential contact with stakeholders under START. Both sides continued to provide information as part of the treaty, he said.
