National Security & Defense

https://www.dw.com/en/russia-denies-it-is-violating-nuclear-arms-treaty/a-46592611

Russia denies it is violating nuclear arms treaty

Date 05.12.2018

The Kremlin on Wednesday dismissed US claims that Russia is violating a major Cold War treaty that limits mid-range nuclear arms, from which Washington is planning to withdraw.

"Groundless accusations are again being repeated," foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said, after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared Russia in "material breach" of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty. "No proof has been produced to support this American position," Zakharova said.
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At a meeting with fellow NATO foreign ministers on Tuesday, Pompeo said that the US would withdraw from the deal within 60 days if Moscow does not dismantle missiles that Washington says violate it. NATO said it was now "up to Russia" to save the treaty.
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