US: Nuclear treaty with Russia does not meet current strategy
US National Security Adviser John Bolton said the US will withdraw from the INF because the agreement no longer meets current strategic realities.
US National Security Adviser John Bolton said on October 23 that the US will continue with its plan to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with Russia. Mr. Bolton said his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin will not affect this US plan.
US National Security Adviser John Bolton met for 90 minutes at the Kremlin on October 23 with Russian President Putin. Speaking at a press conference after the meeting, Mr. Bolton said the US would withdraw from the INF because the agreement no longer meets current strategic realities.
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| US National Security Advisor John Bolton. Photo: The Hill |
According to Mr. Bolton, this treaty is outdated because it does not include China, Iran and North Korea, which are free to produce cruise missiles and intermediate-range ballistic missiles. Mr. Bolton also emphasized that the US's official announcement of withdrawal from this treaty will follow a certain roadmap.
Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov said Russia sees the visit of the US National Security Adviser as a sign that Washington wants to continue dialogue on the issue, something Russia also wants.
According to Mr. Ushakov, the US National Security Advisor and President Putin have reached a preliminary agreement on a meeting between President Putin and President Trump in Paris on November 11 on the sidelines of events commemorating the end of World War I./.
