UK blames Russia for INF Treaty collapse

Russia is to blame after the United States withdrew from the landmark nuclear missile pact (INF) between the two countries, British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said.

"Russia has caused the INF Treaty to collapse by secretly developing and deploying a treaty-violating missile system which can target Europe’s capitals," he said on Twitter.

"Their contempt for the rules-based international system threatens European security," Raab added, stressing that the United Kingdom fully supported NATO’s response.