Russia Withdraws from Arms Treaty with NATO |
Just the News: Russia on Tuesday withdrew from the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe treaty, causing the United States and its NATO allies to suspend the major agreement, which limited the number of military vehicles and weapons that could be deployed in Europe. The U.S. will formally suspend its participation in the treaty on Dec. 7, White House national security advisor Jake Sullivan said. Other NATO allies are following suit at different paces. The treaty was signed in 1990 and it eliminated the Soviet Union’s military advantage in Europe by placing equal limits on the amount of military equipment that NATO and members of the U.S.S.R.’s Warsaw Pact could deploy between Russia’s Ural mountain chain and the Atlantic Ocean, according to the Arms Control Association. Equipment impacted by the treaty included heavy artillery, tanks and combat aircraft(Just the News). Hill: Russian President Vladimir Putin has also suspended a major nuclear arms treaty with the U.S. and revoked the ratification of an atomic weapons testing ban. Russia’s Foreign Ministry, which said over the summer the decision to withdraw from the CFE was finalized, claimed it was impossible to negotiate with the West on the treaty (Hill). |
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That shows intent, and be afraid which way he is turning......it isn't the west!