The US was the
initiator of the move, according to the ministry.
MOSCOW, August 2.
/TASS/. The Russian Foreign Ministry has officially confirmed that the
operation of the Intermediate Nuclear Force Treaty has been terminated at the
initiative of the United States as of August 2.
"On August 2,
2019 at the initiative of the American side the operation of the treaty between
the Soviet Union and the United States on the elimination of intermediate and
shorter range missiles signed in Washington on December 8, 1987 was
terminated," the Foreign Ministry announced on the legal information
website on Friday.
Source: ITAR-TASS
02-08-2019
