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U.S. threatens Russia with retaliation for violations of the INF Treaty

17 April 2015 10:17 (UTC +04:00)

"We have made clear to Russia and to our allies that our patience is not unlimited. We will take steps to protect ourselves and our allies, if Russia does not cease to violate the contract and leave our concerns unanswered," said rose, speaking at a conference on nuclear weapons and international security in Colorado springs.

Rose recalled that in the summer of 2014, the United States expressed complaints about the violation by Russia of the INF Treaty in connection with the development and testing of cruise missiles, land-based prohibited under the agreement range. "We know that Russia violates the contract, and the Russians know that too", said the assistant Secretary.

He noted that the U.S. is not going to ignore this issue and will continue to put pressure on Russia to work constructively with us and answered our concerns." "Our goal is not to demonize Russia. Our goal is to preserve the Treaty, which, we believe, brings strategic stability in large parts of the globe as it happens from the moment of its signing in December of 1987," he added.

Over the past few years, Russia and the U.S blame each other to violate treaty on intermediate-range and shorter-range nuclear forces (INF).