Putin's Big Move: Russia Lifts Ban on Dangerous Weapons
The decision marks a complete withdrawal from self-imposed sanctions imposed under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty
Russia has made it clear that it is no longer bound by any restrictions on the development, testing and deployment of medium- and short-range ground-based ballistic and cruise missiles.
The decision marks a complete withdrawal from self-imposed sanctions imposed under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.
The Russian Foreign Ministry says that after continuous refusals from NATO and the United States, Moscow no longer has any justification to abide by the treaty.
According to the ministry, Washington was repeatedly warned, but US actions made it clear that it was preparing to deploy such missiles in Europe, Asia and the Pacific.
It should be remembered that the INF Treaty was signed by former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev and US President Ronald Reagan in 1987, under which a complete ban was imposed on the development, testing and deployment of ground-launched missiles with a range of 500 to 5,500 kilometers.
Russia has alleged that the United States not only unilaterally withdrew from the treaty in 2019, but also continued to develop the said missiles and even moved them to areas such as Denmark and the Philippines for exercises.
The Russian Foreign Ministry has said that the Russian leadership will now decide on countermeasures, which will depend on the activities of Western countries, the number of missile deployments and the overall situation of global strategic stability.
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