Vladimir Putin submitted to the state Duma a draft law on the suspension by Russia of the Treaty on the destruction of intermediate-and shorter-range missiles (INF Treaty). About this told the speaker of the lower house of Parliament, Vyacheslav Volodin. The first reading is scheduled for June 18. In the Federation Council expressed willingness to examine the project immediately after receipt From the state Duma. The official representative of the President When the Parliament's consideration of this document was appointed Deputy foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov. in case of acceptance the law will take effect from the date of promulgation. From the text should be that ratification will not require allocating additional public money. in addition, the President is given the opportunity to provide an opinion on the renewal of the validity of the Contract. 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, 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 9п°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 was not designed and was not tested on the range exceeding the set limit. in February, Russia announced the temporary suspension of compliance with its obligations under the contract in response to similar US actions. <span style="color:darkgray