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On August 2, the United States completed the withdrawal from the INF Treaty. Accordingly, this instrument ceased to have effect. The cause is however clear: the United States wanted to free itself from the existing restrictions.

This was not the first time Washington had acted this way. This misguided attitude can be traced back to the late 1990s and the decision by the United States to dismantle the ABM Treaty despite insistent calls by the international community not to do so.

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2 августа завершилась процедура выхода США из Договора о РСМД, в результате чего данное соглашение прекратило своё действие. Причина понятна: в США захотели избавиться от установленных им ограничений.

Вашингтон поступает так не в первый раз. Столь неадекватное поведение США уходит корнями в конец 1990-х годов, когда принималось решение о сломе Договора по ПРО, на который американская сторона пошла вопреки настойчивым призывам со стороны мирового сообщества.

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President of Russia Vladimir Putin: We consider the US withdrawal from the INF Treaty, that entailed its termination, as a serious mistake, which increases the risks of triggering a missile arms race, rise of confrontational potential and sliding into an uncontrolled escalation.

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Президент России Владимир Путин: Считаем выход США из Договора о РСМД, в результате чего он прекратил свое действие, серьезной ошибкой, которая усиливает риски развязывания гонки ракетных вооружений, роста конфронтационного потенциала и скатывания к неконтролируемой эскалации.

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President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Russia is ready to further share its experience in antiterrorist operations as well as in preventing crime, and identifying and eliminating bandit groups, including at sea.

Full statement by President V.Putin at the UN Security Council high-level debate on maritime security https://is.gd/dBbRNd

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Президент России Владимир Путин: Россия готова делиться имеющимся у нас опытом антитеррористических операций, профилактики и предупреждения преступности, выявления и нейтрализации бандформирований, в том числе и на морских пространствах.

Полный текст выступления Президента В.Путина в рамках дебатов высокого уровня в Совете Безопасности ООН по теме "Укрепление морской безопасности: необходимость международного сотрудничества" https://is.gd/9W9PnY

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📆#OTD in 1988 the INF Treaty between the USSR and the US entered into force. It was signed in December 1987 in Washington by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and US president Ronald Reagan.

✍️Under the INF Treaty, the parties eliminated two classes of nuclear armaments: land-based intermediate-range and shorter range missiles. The missile launchers and all the associated support facilities and equipment were also destroyed.

In 2019, the US unilaterally withdrew from the Treaty under a far-fetched pretext terminating it for all the parties. A great blow was dealt to the arms control system, which took decades to build. The USA is to be held responsible for the far-reaching negative consequences for the entire architecture of global security and strategic stability.

🇷🇺For its part, Russia did its best to save the Treaty as well as to ensure predictability in the missile area after its termination. President of Russia Vladimir Putin announced a moratorium on the deployment of land-based intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles as long as US weapons of similar classes were not deployed.

⚠️The US and other NATO countries were directly urged to announce a reciprocal moratorium but the Russian proposal was declined.

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