Russia fires back at Trump's plan to pull U.S. out of nuclear arms treaty
Russia is firing back at President Trump's new threat to pull out of a landmark nuclear weapons treaty. One Russian official warns – breaking the pact would be "a very dangerous step."
As worries about a new arms race between the U.S. and Russia intensify, the three-decade old Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces, or INF, treaty requiring the two countries to eliminate certain missiles could be ending.
"Russia has not, unfortunately, honored the agreement, so we're going to terminate the agreement. We're gonna pull out," Mr. Trump said Saturday.
After a Saturday rally in Nevada, Mr. Trump said he wants to withdraw from the agreement unless Russia and China – which isn't a party to the pact – comply.
"If Russia's doing it and if China's doing it and we're adhering to the agreement – that's unacceptable," Mr. Trump said.
Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov was quoted as telling state news agency Tass that leaving the treaty "would be a very dangerous step."
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