Berlin did not accept the proposal of the capital of Russia on a moratorium on the deployment of intermediate-range and shorter-range nuclear forces (INF) in the European Union. Before It was rejected and Paris. In summer, Vladimir Putin sent the heads of "major countries of Europe and Asia" the letter of the INF. The Alliance confirmed receipt, but has not considered the offer " credible ". 2 August the Secretary General of the organization Jens Stoltenberg said that Russia "for a start" we need to stop the deployment of their systems, to eliminate them, and " not to violate the INF Treaty ". His words were a reaction to the exit of the capital of Russia from the corresponding contract. The agreement on the destruction of intermediate-and shorter-range missiles (INF Treaty) between Russia and the United States ceased to have effect on 2 August. The pioneer spoke Washington accused Moscow of reneging the contract and declared in the winter about the sole way out of it. In Russia denied all the accusations and set out to counter the complaint. Experts fear a new arms race. <span style="color:darkgray