Senator Alexei Pushkov gave an assessment of the private Twitter of the possible consequences of checking the United States first prohibited by the Treaty on the destruction of intermediate-and shorter-range missiles (INF Treaty) ballistic missile. in his vision, testing can become a "black day" for Europe, if this will be followed by the deployment of American missiles on the continent. Foreign Ministry reacted to the test by the United States missiles before the INF Treaty is prohibited, noting that this case concerned the Ministry. According to the Director of the Department for nonproliferation and observation arms (DNCW), Vladimir Ermakov, the United States conducted tests a few months after the release of the agreement to RIAC. This shows that the development was carried out for a long time. 2 August terminated the INF Treaty. Earlier this year Washington announced the sole withdrawal from the Treaty, accusing the Russian Federation in its long-term violation. Moscow has denied the charges. In early July, Putin signed a law on termination of the agreement. <span style="color:darkgray