The INF-Treaty between Russia and the United States. US Secretary of state Pompeo will probably announce today the phase-out. Foreign Minister Maas makes Moscow responsible for economic Failure and warns of an unsafe situation.
It is expected that US Secretary of state Mike Pompeo announced this afternoon the withdrawal from the INF Treaty between Russia and the United States. The NATO allies are already preparing for this once. Justifies the proposed cancellation of the INF is bodies Treaty with the new Russian cruise missile. They represent the opinion of Washington in clear breach of the agreement. Moscow denies this.
“Less safety without the contract,”
Federal foreign Minister Heiko Maas, forthcoming From the INF Treaty, regretted. Without the Treaty there would be less security, said the SPD politician on the sidelines of an EU foreign Ministers meeting in Bucharest in the Romanian capital. It was now necessary to put the issue of disarmament and arms control back on the international agenda.
criticism over the course of the United States expressed Maas. “We need to take note that the contract from the Russian side will hurt,” he said. “A contract, the two Contracting States are and will be hurt from one side, which is, in fact, repealed.”
At the same time, Maas declined again, as a reaction to the alleged Russian violation of the Contract in a discussion of nuclear armament in Europe to enter. “Europe is no longer divided as in the time of the Iron curtain,” he said. “The Cold war is over. Thanks be to God.”
However, a turn-in Moscow?
The Federal government is not giving up hope, however, that there could be an American denunciation of the INF Treaty, but a turn-in Moscow. When the United States announced the agreement, set a six-month period, until it will be effective, said government spokesman Steffen Seibert. It would be up to Russia to take advantage of the Chance to get the contract. It had been in the past two months, however, no signs.
Russia denies that the 9M729 rocket against the INF Treaty
at the end of January were close to Moscow, the container of the controversial weapons system Launcher presents.
The Federal government will advise in the case of a termination of the contract, together with its NATO partners, whether and, if so, which measures were necessary “to ensure the deterrence, the defense capability of the Alliance,” said Seibert. NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg and I have said several times that there are no plans for the deployment of nuclear medium-range missiles in Europe.
Russia warns of “extremely irresponsible withdrawal”
Russia warned the United States shortly before the expiry of an ultimatum from Washington in front of an “extremely irresponsible” withdrawal from the disarmament Treaty. “We think the Treaty is necessary. It is in the interest of our security and the European security”, – said Deputy foreign Minister Sergei Riabkow in a televised Statement. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia is expecting a message from the USA about the termination of the disarmament agreement.