INF Treaty

Russia and US: difficulties of resetting

Russia and US: difficulties of resetting

US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin held their first conversation Tuesday in a phone call that underscored troubled relations. Media reports noted that the readouts from the two capitals emphasized different elements, …

U.S. tests missile not allowed under INF treaty

U.S. tests missile not allowed under INF treaty

The United States tested a conventionally configured ground-launched ballistic missile, a test that would have been prohibited under the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty. The Pentagon said in a statement that the test took …

Chinese Foreign Ministry voices position on INF Treaty

Chinese Foreign Ministry voices position on INF Treaty

Beijing is opposed to Washington withdrawing from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty and to the deal becoming multilateral, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu said at a press conference following …

Naryshkin: New START may have same plight as INF Treaty

Naryshkin: New START may have same plight as INF Treaty

The strategic arms reduction treaty New START will most probably cease to exist in February 2021, director of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin said at a roundtable conference at the Baltic State …

Stoltenberg: NATO to increase defence spending

Stoltenberg: NATO to increase defence spending

The demise of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) will be an argument for increased defence spending of NATO members, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said. "The demise of the INF Treaty is an …

New Cuban Missile Crisis?

New Cuban Missile Crisis?

Russia's deployment of missile systems in Venezuela would be an effective response to the U.S. missile tests which violate the INF Treaty, member of the Russian State Duma's defense committee Alexander Sherin …

U.S. tests ground launch cruise missile banned under INF

U.S. tests ground launch cruise missile banned under INF

The U.S. military conducted a flight test of a conventional ground-launched cruise missile off the western coast of the U.S. Sunday, a missile test that would have been previously banned under the now defunct Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces …

 Bolton explains why U.S. withdraws from INF Treaty

Bolton explains why U.S. withdraws from INF Treaty

U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton said Washington's decision to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty was also made because of China's steps. Bolton made the comment on …