The decision has been made for the best of Russia, announces the loyal chairman Vyacheslav Volodin in a written bulletin about the duma's message.
"And those who want to exploit Russia need to understand: It will not happen", he is further quoted.
The idea with the agreement, which was entered into in 2000, was that the countries jointly would reduce their large stocks of weapon-grade plutonium. They would get rid of 34 tons of plutonium which then, when the focus was on disarmament, was not considered necessary for their respective nuclear arsenals.
However, Russia has not followed the agreement since 2016, when President Vladimir Putin cancelled the country's commitments with accusations that the US did not fulfill theirs.
It is completely different conditions that prevail now with the US sanctions against Russia, support to Ukraine and the expansion of Nato, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov who is said to have stated in the duma's foreign affairs committee before Wednesday's decision.
Ryabkov admitted that it is a formality to completely tear up the agreement, but that "in this situation it seems fully reasonable".
