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The Hill
2 days ago
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- The Hill
Russia breaks self-imposed freeze on intermediate-range missiles
Moscow justified its move by pointing to efforts by the U.S. and its allies to develop and deploy similar weapons systems in Europe and Asia. 'Since our repeated warnings in this regard have been ignored and the situation is developing along the path of the actual emplacement of the US-made ground-launched INF-range missiles in Europe and the Asia-Pacific, the Russian Foreign Ministry has to state that the conditions for maintaining a unilateral moratorium on the deployment of similar weapons have ceased to exist, ' the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a lengthy statement on Monday. 'The Ministry is authorized to declare that the Russian Federation no longer considers itself bound by the relevant previously adopted self-restrictions,' the ministry added. Russia imposed the moratorium after the U.S. backed out of the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) in 2019, accusing Moscow of breaching the agreement, which barred both military powers from deploying intermediate-range missiles that have a range of between 310 miles and 3,400 miles. The Foreign Ministry did not say when or where Russia may deploy the weapons. The announcement came just days after President Trump said the U.S. military was moving two nuclear submarines closer to Russia in response to 'highly provocative statements' made by Dmitry Medvedev, the former Russian president who is currently the deputy chair of Russia's Security Council. Russia's move also comes after Trump shortened the deadline for Moscow to reach a ceasefire with Ukraine and get on a path toward a potential peace agreement. Trump, who has called for the end of the war in Eastern Europe that has raged for nearly three-and-a-half years, spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday, exchanging assessments of the situation on the ground, going over potential sanctions against Russia and joint efforts by European nations to supply Ukraine with more weapons. Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to travel to Russia this week for what the president said was the Kremlin's 'last chance' to reach a peace deal before Washington's sanctions kick into place.
The Hill
2 days ago
- Politics
- The Hill
Russia no longer bound by self-imposed freeze on intermediate-range missiles: Kremlin
Russia announced on Monday that it will no longer be bound by a self-imposed restriction on the deployment of short- and medium-range nuclear missiles, pointing to efforts by the U.S. and its allies to develop and deploy similar weapons systems in Europe and Asia. 'Since our repeated warnings in this regard have been ignored and the situation is developing along the path of the actual emplacement of the US-made ground-launched INF-range missiles in Europe and the Asia-Pacific, the Russian Foreign Ministry has to state that the conditions for maintaining a unilateral moratorium on the deployment of similar weapons have ceased to exist,' Russian Foreign Ministry said in a lengthy statement. 'The Ministry is authorized to declare that the Russian Federation no longer considers itself bound by the relevant previously adopted self-restrictions,' the ministry added. Russia imposed the moratorium after the U.S. backed out of the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) in 2019, accusing Moscow of breaching the agreement, which barred both military powers from deploying intermediate-range missiles that have a range of between 310 to 3,400 miles. The Foreign Ministry did not say when or where Russia may deploy the weapons. 'Decisions on the specific parameters of response measures will be made by the leadership of the Russian Federation based on interagency analysis with regard to the scope of the deployment of the US and other Western ground-launched INF-range missiles, as well as to the overall evolution in the area of international security and strategic stability,' the statement said. The announcement came just days after President Trump said the U.S. military was moving two nuclear submarines closer to Russia in response to 'highly provocative statements' made by Dmitry Medvedev, the former Russian president who is the deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council. Medvedev has been highly critical of U.S. foreign policy and is known for provocative and saber-rattling threats toward Washington, but is seen as having little decision-making power in the government. Russia's move also comes after Trump shortened the deadline for Mowcow to reach a ceasefire with Ukraine and get on a path toward a potential peace agreement. Trump, who has called for the end of the war in Eastern Europe that has raged for well over nearly three-and-half years, spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday, exchanging assessments of the situation on the ground, going over potential sanctions against Russia and joint efforts by European nations to supply Ukraine with more weapons. 'We also discussed our bilateral defense cooperation with America. The draft agreement on drones has already been prepared by the Ukrainian side, we are ready to discuss it in detail and conclude it. One of the strongest agreements this could be,' Zelesnky said in a Tuesday post on the social media platform X. Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to travel to Russia this week for what the president said was the Kremlin's 'last chance' to reach a peace deal before Washington's sanctions kick into place. Trump said Witkoff 'may be going' to Russia on Wednesday or Thursday.
India Today
3 days ago
- Politics
- India Today
Expect further steps: Medvedev blames Nato after Russia abandons missile moratorium
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday held Nato countries responsible for the end of a moratorium on short-and medium-range nuclear missile deployment, warning that Moscow would take further who has been trading sharp remarks with US President Donald Trump on social media, made the statement shortly after Russia's Foreign Ministry announced that the country no longer considers itself bound by the self-imposed ban on deploying such nuclear weapons. This comes following US' deployment of two US nuclear submarines to "the appropriate regions."advertisementOn X, he wrote, "The Russian Foreign Ministry's statement on the withdrawal of the moratorium on the deployment of medium-and short-range missiles is the result of Nato countries' anti-Russian policy." "This is a new reality all our opponents will have to reckon with. Expect further steps," Medvedev, who now serves as deputy head of Russia's powerful Security Council, WITHDRAWS FROM INF MORATORIUMMedvedev responded shortly after a statement from Russia's Foreign Ministry declaring that Moscow no longer considers itself bound by its self-imposed ban on deploying intermediate-and short-range missiles, citing the collapse of conditions necessary to uphold the ministry noted certain steps taken by the collective West in the sphere of proliferating such missiles and emphasised that they create a direct threat to Russia's security. The statement stressed that this requires special measures on the part of Russia."With our repeated warnings on that matter having gone ignored and the situation developing towards the de facto deployment of US-made intermediate-and shorter-range ground-based missiles in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, the Russian Foreign Ministry has to declare that any conditions for the preservation of a unilateral moratorium on the deployment of similar arms no longer exist, and it is further authorised to state that the Russian Federation does not consider itself bound by relevant self-restrictions approved earlier," the ministry THREATEN RUSSIA'S SECURITYThe ministry said that since 2023, Russia has seen the US move missile systems capable of launching INF-range weapons into Nato countries in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. According to the statement, these systems have been tested during military exercises that Moscow views as openly hostile towards Russia."The above-mentioned steps by the collective West, taken together, lead to the formation and buildup of destabilising missile potentials in regions adjacent to Russia, creating a direct, strategic threat to the security of our country. In general, such a march of events is fraught with a serious negative impact and significant detrimental consequences for regional and global stability, including a dangerous escalation of tensions between nuclear powers," the Foreign Ministry on the specific parameters of response measures will be made by Russia's leadership based on an interdepartmental analysis of the scale of the deployment of US and other Western ground-based INF missiles, as well as the general development of the situation in the field of international security and strategic stability," the ministry IS THE INF NUCLEAR TREATY?The INF Treaty, originally signed by the former Soviet Union and the United States in December 1987, banned the use of ground-based and cruise missiles with ranges between 500 and 5,500 kilometres. However, the US pulled out of the agreement in 2019, effectively ending the Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that Russia reserves the right to deploy intermediate-and short-range missiles if it faces provocations from NATO near its also called for everyone to be cautious about nuclear rhetoric, following recent comments by Donald Trump. - EndsWith inputs from ReutersTrending Reel
