I knew this would happen. Trump’s threats to withdraw from the INF are aimed at China. Not Russia. And Putin knows this.
Being the calculating mf that he is, he also knows that China’s Intermediate range Ballistic missiles are more of a threat to Russia than to the US.
So now he’s proposing a broader INF that includes all NATO members and you guessed it…China.
Acha tuone kama Xi atakubali hii maneno:
Source: Sputnik News.
[SIZE=7]Russia Backs Making INF Treaty Multilateral to Include NATO, China – Envoy[/SIZE]
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Russia supports making the Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty a multilateral agreement to include not only China, but also NATO states, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov told reporters.
“Russia has been and is in favor of making this treaty multilateral. To ensure that not only the People’s Republic of China would enter it, but that all NATO states and, primarily, France and the United Kingdom, should be part of it,” Antonov said.
The diplomat noted that the idea to make the INF Treaty multilateral is not new, but some 10 years old.
“It was Russia’s initiative when we proposed to make the treaty multilateral. Then, we first addressed it to the countries of NATO and, of course, to France and the UK. These are nuclear states. We said that it would be great if they joined this conversation. However, back then we were told that no one had such missiles and that they would not need to join. We were refused. Unfortunately, our efforts did not succeed and we could not make it multilateral,” Antonov explained.
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Washington has still not given notice to Moscow about its intentions to leave the Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov told reporters.
“The United States still has not given us any notice, required in accordance with the provisions of the INF, of their intention to withdraw from the treaty … As I understand, the United States is continuing consultations with its allies on the issue. We have already heard the concerns of European countries regarding a possible pullout of the United States from the INF,” Antonov said.
The diplomat pointed out that the INF Treaty did not concern the security of the United States, as it provided for the security of Europe, NATO countries in Europe and Russia.
“Of course, a sensitive issue arises for us — the issue is under what circumstances and if the United States considers deploying medium and short-range missiles in Europe. For us it is not just a challenge; for us, it will be a national security threat. It is very serious … Therefore, we consider it important and necessary to sit at the negotiating table with the United States and we have repeatedly spoken about this. We believe that if there is political will, then any problem can be solved,” Antonov underlined.
On October 20, US President Donald Trump announced that the United States would withdraw from the INF, claiming that Moscow was not respecting the agreement.
I don’t support most of Drumfps fuckery but should this new proposed treaty go through, it’ll be one of America’s biggest wins in the 21st century.