The INF Treaty is one of the world’s most important disarmament treaties, but the chances of NATO and Russia to some, are bleak. After a Meeting in Brussels, the dispute prevails.
A Meeting of the NATO-Russia Council in Brussels, has not led to any convergence in the dispute over the INF Treaty for the renunciation of nuclear medium-range weapons. Russia has shown no willingness to change its Position, said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg after the talks of the representatives of the allies with the Russian Deputy foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.
“danger”
“The contract is actually in danger,” said Mr Stoltenberg. The United States and the NATO partners were more convinced that Russia is violating the INF Treaty with new cruise missiles. There is the issue of fundamental differences, said Stoltenberg.
Moscow rejects accusations
It is excluded that Russia will buckle and bend in the dispute. The Moscow government rejects any and all claims and allegations of the United States. Russia says the maximum range of your Missile was only 480 kilometers. This would be in compliance with the contract.
Moscow evaporator the United States, however, to use the allegations as an excuse to be able to officially be a new armaments program to start. Moscow alludes to the fact that the U.S. military are complaining for some time about the fact that from the time of the Cold war INF Treaty, only American and Russians, but not emerging military powers such as China binds.
According to US information to fly the cruise missiles, at least, 2600 miles and could hit all the major cities of Europe.
The Russian Deputy foreign Minister Ryabkov had announced before the meeting that he wanted to breaches by the United States against the INF-Treaty. “For us, Details in the attitude of the United States are known not to meet the requirements of the Treaty,” he said. The make more and more concern and call on ever greater agitation.
Trump threatens to terminate the contract
The United States had Russia – with the backing of the NATO-Partner an Ultimatum of 60 days. Therefore, you are from 2. February no longer feel bound to the Treaty if Russia agrees to the destruction of its new cruise missile. Then US President Donald Trump would terminate the agreement.
For Europe volatile
The cruise missiles to fly under US details of at least 2600 miles, and would thus be able to meet almost all the main cities in Europe. For Europe, a denunciation of the INF Treaty would be explosive. As expected, it would then in Europe, to a discussion of nuclear armament. In the opinion of the military strategic equilibrium and deterrence, could only in the long term.
“The contract is in danger,” said NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg
“No cold war”
NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg sidestepped the question of whether it could get through the denunciation of the INF Treaty to a stationing of additional American nuclear weapons in Europe. It was still much early to predict how NATO on a possible end to the agreement would respond, he said. It will be a matter of effective deterrence and defence and to prevent at the same time, an unnecessary escalation of the Situation. He would not speculate on possible outcomes. It was clear, however, that NATO “did not want the Cold war”. “We want to upgrade not a new arms race.”
of The INF Treaty on nuclear medium-range systems was concluded in 1987 between the United States and the former Soviet Union. He is obliged both sides to the abolition of all land-based ballistic missiles and cruise missiles with ranges between 500 and 5500 kilometers. At the same time, he also says the production and testing of such systems.
