Tag: INF
No ‘Business as Usual’ With Russia, Engagement With China: NATO Presents 2030 Strategic Concept
World15:13 GMT 14.06.2021(updated 16:41 GMT 14.06.2021) Representatives of all 30 members of the bloc have gathered in Brussels on 14 June to...
‘Giant Mistake’: Reagan’s Secretary of State Condemns US Withdrawal From INF Treaty With Russia
US12:10 GMT 01.11.2020(updated 12:19 GMT 01.11.2020) The former top diplomat criticised the Trump administration's apparent "allergy" to international accords, but yet supported...
Putin Says US Withdrawal From INF ‘Grave Mistake’, Creates Risk of Nuclear Arms Race
In August 2019 the United States withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, citing Russia's alleged violation of the agreement's terms.Russian President Vladimir Putin...
Russian-US Ties Are Virtually at Their Lowest Point, Kremlin Says
World10:29 GMT 12.07.2020(updated 11:28 GMT 12.07.2020)Apart from the continuing practice of implementing unilateral sanctions against Russia, the US recently engaged in...
Okinawa’s Governor Promises ‘Fierce Opposition’ to Plan for New US Missile Bases
A US plan to build new missile sites on the Japanese island of Okinawa has encountered stiff resistance by locals, including the governor, who...
Redeployment of US Nukes From Germany to Poland Would Be Direct Violation of Russia-NATO Agreement, Lavrov Warns
World12:29 GMT 19.05.2020(updated 14:35 GMT 19.05.2020)Russian officials have already repeatedly warned in the past that its Eastern European neighbours' decision to...
‘Flawless Performance’: US Army Wraps Final Test of Lockheed’s Next-Gen Long-Range Missile
Lockheed Martin’s Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) has completed its third and final flight demonstration, as the US Army looks to replace its Army Tactical...
US Remains Undecided on Open Skies Treaty’s Future, Envoy Says Washington Mulling ‘All Options’
World19:06 GMT 22.04.2020Over the past year, there have been several reports indicating that Washington is considering withdrawing from the Open Skies Treaty after...
What New Threats to Strategic Stability in Asia Did 2019 Bring?
Asia & Pacific07:15 01.01.2020(updated 07:29 01.01.2020)The year 2019 has become a turning point in relations between great nuclear powers. According to Russian military...
‘Match Lit – Fire Spread’: Ex-USSR Leader Gorbachev Reveals Danger Awaiting World as US Troops Stay in Afghanistan
US14:01 01.12.2019(updated 14:04 01.12.2019)On the day President Trump went on a surprise Thanksgiving visit to Afghanistan, former Soviet leader Gorbachev shared his memories...
Trump to Formally Announce Pompeo Deputy as New Russian Envoy Amid Tense Bilateral Ties – Report
US17:55 11.10.2019In late August, President Trump told reporters that Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan “very well could be" the next US ambassador to...
Construction of US’s INF-Violating Missile Shield Site in Poland Almost Complete – Report
Moscow has repeatedly voiced concerns over the deployment of US missile defence system components in Poland and Romania, alleging that the MK-41 interceptor launchers...
Belarusian FM Calls for Complete End to Long, Medium Missile Deployment and Production
US02:53 27.09.2019(updated 03:59 27.09.2019) On the sidelines of the annual United Nations General Assembly, Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei on Thursday called on the...
Russia to Produce Non-INF Compliant Missiles After Deal Collapse, but Won’t Deploy Them First – Putin
Russia pulled out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty in July 2019 following a US decision to withdraw from it in August. Washington...
US Had Plans to Test Missiles Banned by INF Treaty Long Before Leaving Arms Deal – Lavrov
Russia16:47 20.08.2019(updated 17:48 20.08.2019) The US conducted its first test of a ground-launched cruise missile operating at ranges previously banned by the now void...
Russia Vows Response Measures if US Develops and Deploys Short- and Mid-Range Missiles
Russia earlier offered the US to discard its plans for deployment of the missiles, previously banned by the now void Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF)...
