Trump has signed the defense budget, providing "containment" of Russia
The head of the United States Donald trump on Tuesday signed the defense Budget for the 2018 fiscal year.
Formally, 2018 fiscal year began on October 1. The delay in the adoption of the budget was caused by the agreement in Congress 2 variants of the document, which was prepared by the Senate and house of commissioners. The final version was agreed on 16 November. The Opposition Of Russia
The budget volume of 692 billion, slightly more than requested by the United States, in addition involves a number of measures related to Russia. For example, allocated 4, 6 billion for an initiative to support the allies in the European Union, aimed at deterring Russia. In the document it is explained by the response to " Russian aggression."
the draft law Also extends the ban on cooperation with the Russian Ministry of defense and requires trump to report to Congress on any agreements with Russia to resolve the Syrian Arab Republic.
in addition, the Budget envisages military aid to Ukraine to $ 350 million, fifty percent of this amount can be allocated only on the basis of the reforms in the military sphere.
Also released 4, 4 billion dollars on missile defense, as well as Among them on the extra interceptors on the West coast of the United States for protection from danger from the DPRK. INF
One of the most important for Russian-American relations provisions of the budget was the section that predusmatrivaet funding of scientific research in the area of intermediate-range and shorter-range. Congress made this decision, citing the need for it would be as if the violations by Russia of the provisions of a bilateral Agreement on the destruction of intermediate-and shorter-range missiles signed in 1987. It is noted that development may not lead to breach of Contract. A total difficulties allocated 58 million dollars to develop missiles, ground placement.
The U.S. Congress wants to require the President to report on the Russian officials against which it is necessary to introduce penalties for the INF Treaty. In the capital of Russia, has promised that in the event of a US withdrawal from the Treaty, Russia's response to this will be " immediate and mirror-like."
The Treaty on intermediate and shorter-range missiles was signed on 8 December 1987 during the visit of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in Washington. For the first time under reduction have got a whole class of missile weapons with a range of lesions from five hundred to 1,000 and from 1,000 to 5,500 kilometers, and Among them R-12 and R-14 that the USSR in 1962 had placed in Cuba, which provoked the famous Cuban missile crisis. In may 1991, the Treaty was fully implemented by the time the Soviet Union destroyed 1752 ballistic and cruise missiles, ground accommodation, USA