Russia plans for new US nuclear missiles in Europe
Both countries accuse each other of violating the 1987 treaty and President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump are due to discuss the matter at the Group of 20 meeting in Argentina later in November
Moscow — Russia said on Monday it is planning for a US deployment of new nuclear missiles in Europe following Washington’s mooted withdrawal from a landmark Cold War-era arms control treaty despite the US denying it has such intentions. Russia is keen to dissuade US President Donald Trump from carrying out a threat for Washington to quit the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, which eliminated both countries’ land-based short- and intermediate-range nuclear missiles from Europe. Both countries accuse each other of violating the 1987 treaty and President Vladimir Putin and Trump are due to discuss the matter at the Group of 20 meeting in Argentina later in November. Deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Monday that Moscow wants to save the treaty and is open to talks on the issue with Washington. But Ryabkov, who accused the US of violating the accord with missile deployments in Poland and Romania, said he thinks the chances of a change of heart are slim and Russia’s m...
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