Russia to abide by arms reduction treaty with U.S. - deputy minister

A column of Russian tanks drive during a rehearsal for the Victory parade on Moscow's Red Square May 5, 2014. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will abide by a 2010 strategic arms reduction treaty with the United States despite their differences over the crisis in Ukraine, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov was quoted as saying on Tuesday.

Signing the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) in 2010 as part of a general improvement in bilateral ties with Moscow was hailed in Washington as a major success for President Barack Obama.