The foreign Ministry reported on the final US decision to withdraw from the INF Treaty
. The United States confirmed the Russian decision to withdraw from the Treaty on the destruction of intermediate-and shorter-range missiles (INF Treaty) final, said in an interview to the newspaper "Kommersant" Deputy foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.
"through bilateral channels us at a high political level confirmed that this decision is final and is not an invitation to dialogue," Ryabkov said.
according to his statement, in the capital of the United States " did not disappeared, that it's not so much the problems between the US and Russia, how many in desire of American citizens in General to abandon the inconvenient Treaty restrictions ".
analysis of the US capital, the INF Treaty " significantly limits the military capabilities of the United States in projections for countries with arsenals of ground-based intermediate-range and representing in the eyes of the US capital danger to American interests ".
"Directly points to China, Iran and the DPRK," explained the Deputy head of the foreign Ministry.
"We have to assume that regardless of the opinions and actions of Russia and other participants of the INF Treaty and third countries, the United States will purposefully move in the direction of its denunciation ", noted Ryabkov.
According to policy, the US plans for the suspension of the INF Treaty - no more than political games with public opinion and key allies in NATO, " which, it seems, persuaded Washington to take a two-month pause."
"This time, Americans seem to have plans to spend on military-technical preparations and attempts to redirect us critical reaction at least part of the world brotherhood. It would be wrong, but the facts inevitably declare in favor of this version. " said Ryabkov.
in the last few years, Moscow and Washington periodically blame one another in violation of the INF Treaty. Russia many times stated that strictly complies with its obligations under the contract.
foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that the capital of Russia there are serious questions to US on issue of execution of the Agreement by the Americans themselves. According to his statement, the US charges unfounded, because the rocket 9ï?729 has been tested at the permitted contract range.