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Ukraine calls on the Russian Federation and the United States to continue talks on the further reduction of nuclear armoury, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has said this on the occasion of the coming into force of the Treaty on Strategic Offensive Reductions between the United States and Russia signed in Prague on April 8, 2010.

"Ukraine is considering the coming into effect of the Treaty on Strategic Offensive Reductions between Russia and the United States as an important step towards the countries’ fulfillment of Article VI of the Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons that will facilitate the further strengthening of global stability and security," a statement reads.

"Ukraine calls on Russia and the United States to ensure the steady fulfillment of the agreement and continue talks on the further reduction of own nuclear arsenals," according to the statement.