Stoltenberg: Destruction of INF Treaty helped NATO blame Russia for this
The complete destruction of the INF Treaty (the agreement on the elimination of intermediate and shorter-range missiles) demonstrated the strength of NATO, since all countries that are members of the North Atlantic Alliance were able to agree on blaming Russia for this. This was stated by Alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at a press conference ahead of the meeting of the Alliance’s defense ministers.
- said the Secretary General of NATO.
Stoltenberg announced the negotiations of the defense ministers of the alliance countries, which will be held on February 12. The main topic of the talks will be "an answer to the threat to NATO’s security from Russian nuclear and conventional missiles."
- he said.
Earlier, the NATO secretary general accused Russia of continuing to “develop and deploy” new missiles that violate the provisions of the Treaty on the Elimination of Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles. At the same time, he referred to some "independent intelligence", without giving any concrete evidence.
he said, adding that all NATO countries, together with the United States, called on Russia to return to compliance with the treaty and destroy its violating missiles, but Moscow refused to do this, thereby forcing Washington to withdraw from the INF Treaty.
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