Washington – US: Russia Violated 1987 Nuclear Missile Treaty

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    FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin signs a landmark treaty at the NATO-Russia Council in Practica de Mare near Rome May 28, 2002.  ReutersWashington – The Obama administration is accusing Russia of violating a 1987 nuclear missile treaty, calling the breach a, quote, ‘very serious matter.’

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    An administration official says the United States has notified Russia of its determination that it broke the agreement by testing a new ground-launched cruise missile. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive information.

    The issue has simmered for a few years, but until Monday the United States had not made the accusation public. Russian officials say they have looked into the allegations and consider the matter closed.

    The treaty confrontation comes at a highly strained time between President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin over Russia’s intervention in Ukraine. The New York Times, which first reported the U.S. conclusion, said Obama wrote Putin about the violation Monday.


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    54321
    54321
    9 years ago

    Seems Obama admin are desperate for a war with Russia.
    It seems theyre are outdoing themselves in their goal to ruin the whole world. From a soacialist point of view, it’s not fair to only ruin America we have to even out the playing field and ruin the whole world with us.

    markar
    markar
    9 years ago

    Whatever you want to say about Putin, I wish the Israelis would hire him to be prime minister for a few weeks. The Hamas problem would go away pretty quickly.