Conditions for maintaining a “unilateral moratorium” on the deployment of intermediate-range missiles have “disappeared,” the Foreign Ministry in Moscow has said…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Sheds Light on the Road to Peace in Ukraine…
Kennedy Jr. empathizes with Ukrainians, raises concerns on NATO expansion, US INF treaty withdrawal, and the West’s rejection of an April 2022 peace agreement…
Putin Formally Suspends Russian Participation in INF Treaty, Notifies Washington…
Russia has formally pulled out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) after previously signalling that it would take this historic step after the White House announced last month that the US would suspend all obligations under the treaty. President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday formally enacting and finalizing Russia’s suspension of the INF Treaty, which was set to […]
NATO: Statement on Russia’s Failure to Comply with the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty…
Following nearly six years of U.S. and Allied engagement with Russia, on 4 December 2018, NATO Allies declared that Russia has developed and fielded a missile system, the 9M729, which violates the INF Treaty, and poses significant risks to Euro-Atlantic security. Allies strongly supported the finding of the United States that Russia is in material […]
U.S. to Leave Nuclear Accord Unless Russia Complies in 60 Days…
President Trump will suspend U.S. obligations under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty in 60 days unless Russia comes back into compliance with the agreement, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Tuesday afternoon following meetings with NATO allies. “Russia is responsible for the demise of the treaty,” Pompeo told reporters at his press conference following the […]
The Uncertain Future of the INF Treaty…
Signed by U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in 1987, the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty is the only Cold War-era U.S.-Soviet arms control agreement that remains in force today. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, at which point all U.S. and Soviet INF missiles had been eliminated, the […]