The state Duma adopted the law on the suspension of the INF Treaty

The state Duma adopted the law on the suspension of the Treaty on the destruction of intermediate-and shorter-range missiles (INF Treaty) between the USSR and the USA.

The thirtieth of may, the draft law is on consideration in the state Duma introduced Vladimir Putin. The document was supported by the relevant Committee for international Affairs and two committees, co-executor - at security and defense.

The contract on destruction of rockets of average (1000-5500 km) and shorter (from five hundred to 1000 km) range - Treaty between the USSR and the USA, signed in 1987. The parties undertook to eliminate all the complexes and ballistic missiles with wings terrestrial host with the specified range and not produce, not to test and not to deploy them in the future.

in October 2018 Donald trump announced that Washington comes 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, the United States has insisted that Russia refused from the rocket 9ï?729 (SSC-8), whose range, as claimed by the American side violates the INF Treaty. In the Russian capital, these accusations are called unfounded, noting that the missile was not designed and was not tested on the range exceeding the set limit.

at the same time, Russia announced a temporary suspension of compliance with its obligations under the contract in response to similar actions of the United States, which started the procedure of withdrawal from the INF Treaty 2 Feb.



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