Russia has prepared a response to the case of the US withdrawal from the Treaty on open skies

Russia ready steps in response to possible US withdrawal from the Treaty on open skies, said Last news Director of the Department for nonproliferation and observation arms (DNCW) the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Vladimir Ermakov.

before mass media of America, said that the head of the United States Donald trump signed a document of intent to the U.S. capital to withdraw from the Treaty.

As explained Ermakov, any U.S. decision to withdraw from the agreement a blow to international security." Unfortunately, our American colleagues are doing it deliberately with the end of the 90-ies of the previous century ", - summed up the diplomat, noting that plans to enter the capital of the United States from the Treaty on open skies not became the capital of Russia " the big suprises ".

Responding to a question about whether Russia to take any retaliatory steps in the event of a US withdrawal from the Treaty, Ermakov said: "of Course. We're all set. Will know."

before the head of the chamber of authorized U.S. international Affairs Eliot Engel said he is alarmed by reports of possible U.S. plans to withdraw from the Treaty on open skies. In this regard, He sent a letter of protest to the White house in the name of the presidential adviser on national security. The Senator did not explain on what the message is talking.

in the Russian defense Ministry revealed that American intelligence officers began to accuse Moscow of violating the Treaty to prevent observation flights over its territory. The official representative of the foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, for their part, pointed out that as long as no official statements regarding the US withdrawal from the Treaty on open skies was not done, however, she clarified that Moscow considers the Contract an important tool for ensuring European security.

The Treaty on open skies was signed in 1992 and became one of the measures for strengthening confidence in the European Union after the cold war. It operates since 2002 and provides the opportunity to participating countries to openly collect information about military forces and activities of one another.



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