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clear; the Republicans are strong in opposition as usual," Margelov said.Opposition to the new arms cuts treaty also exists in Russia, he said, with some experts "unreasonably talking about unilateral disarmament."
However, he said, "I believe neither the Duma [the lower house of the Russian parliament], nor the Federation Council [the upper house] will contest the validity of President Dmitry Medvedev"s signature under this treaty."
He said the Russian-U.S. inter-parliamentary working group, which he heads along with U.S. Senator Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), will hold a meeting immediately after the new treaty is signed by the Russian and U.S. presidents, in order to discuss the ratification process.
Taking into consideration what he said was the Republican Party"s intention to continue enlarging the U.S. anti-missile defense system and develop new nuclear warheads, as well as the Pentagon"s opposition to Obama"s nuclear doctrine, "the dialogue at the
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