Trump says US will withdraw from Open Skies Treaty, blames Russia

US President Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump has notified allies he will withdraw from one of the few remaining arms control mechanisms – the Open Skies Treaty – this week, citing alleged Russian ‘violations’ of the pact.

“Russia did not adhere to the treaty,” Trump told reporters on his way to Michigan on Thursday afternoon. He added that the US could return to the treaty, or negotiate a new one with Moscow, without elaborating.

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