The status of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty depends on the US election

According to Mehr News Agency to According to the Riannosti news agency, “Sergei Ryabkov”, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, announced in a speech today: The situation surrounding the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) is very serious.

The Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia continued in this regard: Issues related to the Intermediate-Range Missile Prohibition Treaty and its future developments depend on the choice of the United States this year.

“Sergei Ryabkov” added in this regard: Russia will not initiate contacts with America after a series of incidents related to the dangerous approach of American drones to the Russian fighter in the sky of Syria.

This is while Maria Zakharova, the spokeswoman of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, previously announced in a statement: Any Russian threat, including the deployment of American medium-range missiles in Japan, will be met with an appropriate response. Moscow will face. The nuclear negotiations between Washington and Seoul have intensified tensions on the Korean Peninsula and prove that Washington is pursuing its aggressive policy there.

The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty signed in 1987 between the Soviet Union and the United States prevented these countries from developing and possessing ballistic and cruise missiles. 500 to 5500 km was prohibited. In 2019, former US President Donald Trump withdrew from this treaty.