Western Europe

Germany Calls On U.S., Russia To Initiate Nuclear Disarmament
30 January 2009

RIA NOVESTI: RUSSIAN NEWS AND INFORMATION AGENCY (BERLIN) - German Foreign Minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, called on the United States and Russian presidents to take the initiative on nuclear disarmament during a meeting in Germany's parliament last week. "The last period of reforms ended without any results," he stated. He also said Russia and the United States should set the example since they have more than 90% of the world's nuclear weapons. The minister said he has already seen signs that the United States is ready to move forward and a that a compromise between the United States and Russia is on it's way. Source: http://en.rian.ru/world/20090130/119898188.html (Reliability : Moderate - 35.69)