Russia’s Putin formally suspends INF treaty
Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday signed into law a bill on the suspension of a crucial arms control treaty signed by US president Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty that limited medium-range missiles was concluded by Russia and the United States in 1987. Moscow suspended participation in the INF treaty in March after US President Donald Trump’s White House announced it would ditch the agreement for alleged Russian violations of the terms. Yesterday, Putin formalised the suspension by signing the bill which says the decision to resume the agreement is to be made by the Russian president.
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