Russia is making preparations for the country’s withdrawal from the ‘Open Skies’ Treaty, a key trust-building agreement of the late Cold War. It comes after the US unilaterally left the arrangement last November.
The country’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Friday in which it confirmed that “due to the lack of progress in negotiations around the continuation of the treaty under new circumstances, the Ministry is authorized to announce the start of preparations for withdrawal.” The main reason behind Moscow’s move is the failure to secure assurances that intelligence gathered by members of the American-led NATO military bloc will not be passed to the US.
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