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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,459 posts)
Sat Feb 2, 2019, 03:51 PM Feb 2019

Putin: Russia suspends INF nuclear deal with U.S.

MOSCOW, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Russia has suspended the Cold War-era Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty after a similar move by the United States, President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday, also instructing the government not to initiate disarmament talks with Washington.

Moscow's relations with the West have been at their lowest over a number of issues, including Russia's annexation of Crimea from Ukraine as well as allegations of it meddling with the presidential election in the U.S. and being behind a nerve agent attack in Britain.

The row over the INF treaty is yet another twist in Russia's worsening relations with the United States and the West on the whole.

"The American partners have declared that they suspend their participation in the deal, we suspend it as well," Putin said during a televised meeting with foreign and defense ministers.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/putin-russia-suspends-inf-nuclear-deal-with-us/ar-BBT4mPy?li=BBnbfcL

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Putin: Russia suspends INF nuclear deal with U.S. (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2019 OP
Of course that is want Putin wants and t-rump Iliyah Feb 2019 #1
Congratulations, ignorant rump voters. You just re-started the cold war. I hope you're happy. lindysalsagal Feb 2019 #2
Trump and Putin working together. shockey80 Feb 2019 #3
And destroy the USA . . . . Iliyah Feb 2019 #4
I don't think the Russians want communism FakeNoose Feb 2019 #5
iirc treaties have to be ratified by the 2/3 vote in the Senate shanny Feb 2019 #6

lindysalsagal

(20,793 posts)
2. Congratulations, ignorant rump voters. You just re-started the cold war. I hope you're happy.
Sat Feb 2, 2019, 03:54 PM
Feb 2019

Is that destructive enough for you? Do you think that will tell off the "elitist" politicians enough????

Or, in your flat-earth pre-stone-age brains do you believe that we should actually detonate a couple of the warheads, too???

BECAUSE THAT WOULD MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER ABOUT YOUR IGNORANT, STUPID, HATEFUL, INSECURE SELF?????

FakeNoose

(32,912 posts)
5. I don't think the Russians want communism
Sat Feb 2, 2019, 03:59 PM
Feb 2019

... they'd have to give up their billions they stole from the Russian people. Putin and the oligarchs are quite happy with the way things are going now. It's just those pesky Magnitsky sanctions that are messing up their good time.

 

shanny

(6,709 posts)
6. iirc treaties have to be ratified by the 2/3 vote in the Senate
Sat Feb 2, 2019, 03:59 PM
Feb 2019

and can't just be unilaterally rescinded by the preznit

or is this just another case of the McTurtle and co not doing their jobs?

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