MOSCOW, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Moscow is ready for nuclear disarmament talks with Washington, although it would be necessary to take into account the nuclear arsenals of U.S. allies, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.
During his virtual address to the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, U.S. President Donald Trump called for denuclearization, adding that Russian President Vladimir Putin supported this idea.
"In the interests of the entire world and the peoples of our countries, of course, we are interested in starting this negotiation process as soon as possible," Peskov said.
"In the current conditions … it is necessary to take into account all nuclear potentials," Peskov stressed, adding that it would be impossible to discuss disarmament without addressing the nuclear potentials of France and Britain.
Peskov said that while such negotiations are important, time has already been lost, and the "ball" was currently in Washington's court. ■
