Russia has been condemned for “obstructing” the tenth Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and stopping the international community from reaching a consensus on nuclear proliferation.
Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong in a media release on Aug. 28 said that Russia’s behaviour at the Review Conference was obstructive and challenged the core tenets upon which the NPT was founded.
“After four weeks of negotiations in New York, all state parties except Russia were ready to agree to a meaningful and balanced outcome across the treaty’s three pillars: disarmament, non-proliferation, and peaceful uses of nuclear energy,” Wong said. “Russia has deliberately obstructed progress. Its actions directly challenge the core tenets of the NPT.”…