Russia is not the reason behind the US plans to withdraw from the INF Treaty, this comes because the treaty prevents it from dominating in the military sector, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said.
"If and when the U.S. quits the treaty, we will see rather quickly that this was done not for the reason of some lawless behavior on the part of Russia, but strictly because the U.S. needs these systems to maintain its military superiority or to achieve it in different parts of the globe," TASS cited the diplomat as saying.
"So, the logic is the opposite: it is the treaty that prevents the US from dominating in the military sector, and not because somebody is acting in defiance of the treaty, making it impossible for the US to stay in it," Ryabkov explained.
US Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Andrea Thompson said on November 15 that the U.S. administration has not made a final decision as of yet as to whether Washington should withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.
