. The European Union and an overwhelming number of member countries of the organization decided not to participate in the press conference the Russian defense Ministry on missile 9ï?729 because he didn't trust exchanges, told the EU delegation in the Russian capital.
It is noted that a Union of European States ready to take part in meaningful briefings on the INF Treaty, which is " extremely important for the EU and its member countries ".
In the mission believe that " today's demonstration the other objectives pursued ".
Today the Ministry of defence introduced at a press conference for foreign military attachö?s 9ï?729 missile complex " Iskander-M ", which the US believes violates the Treaty on intermediate and shorter-range missiles (INF Treaty), and told about its characteristics.
the Ministry told that the maximum range 9ï?729 is 480 kilometers and complies with the terms of the contract.
The contract on destruction of rockets of average and smaller range missiles was signed by the USA and the USSR of 8 December 1987. The parties took on their own shoulders the obligation to eliminate their missiles of accommodation, able to work at ranges of five hundred to 5,500 kilometers, launchers for them, as well as additional facilities and equipment.
in October, the head of the United States Donald trump announced that Washington will come out of the INF Treaty, as Moscow is not in compliance with its obligations. While evidence that the Russian Federation has violated the Treaty, the American side has not provided.
later, Secretary of state Mike Pompeo gave Moscow two months to "go back to the execution" of the contract. For example, US pushing the fact that Russia refused from the rocket 9ï?729 (SSC-8), whose range, as stated in the capital of the United States, violates the INF Treaty.
in the Russian capital, these accusations are called unfounded, noting that the missile 9ï?729 has not developed and has not been tested to a range of exceeding the set limit.
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