On the night of November 7, the procedures for Russia’s withdrawal from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe were completed. The Muscovite Foreign Ministry, which issued a statement on this matter, recalled that the agreement was terminated back in 2007, and now it has “finally become history for us.”
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Moscow stated that “no agreements in the field of arms control with the authorities of “NATO member states and client countries of this bloc are possible.”
Only when life forces them to return to constructive and realistic positions could appropriate dialogue be revived as part of the effort to shape a new European security system that meets the interests of Russia and all other countries that reject the dictates of the West – Moscow has traditionally lied.
Russia suspended the treaty in July 2007. In March 2015, the Russian authorities announced that they would cease participation in meetings of the Joint Consultative Group.
On May 10, 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the treaty to be denounced. On May 16, the State Duma voted for denunciation, on May 24, the Federation Council approved the law, and on May 29, it was signed by Putin.
The Treaty on Conventional Forces in Europe was negotiated and concluded in the final years of the Cold War and established comprehensive restrictions on key categories of conventional military equipment in Europe (from the Atlantic to the Urals) and included the destruction of surplus weapons. The treaty proposed levels of restriction for two groups of member states, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Warsaw Pact.
The agreement was signed on November 19, 1990 in Paris, signed by representatives of 16 NATO states, as well as six member states of the Warsaw Pact. The agreement established a limit on the size of conventional armed forces and determined the maximum number of conventional weapons deployed by the parties in Europe.
Source: Racurs
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