Russia asks European states to influence US for sake of preserving INF Treaty

(VOVWORLD) - The European countries must influence the United States for the sake of preserving the Intermediate Nuclear Force Treaty, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told a news conference following a meeting of the OSCE foreign ministers on Friday.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger at a meeting in Moscow on November 2, 2018 (Photo: AFP/VNA)

He said Russia believes that the US is intending to destroy the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START-3) by withdrawing from the INF Treaty. He said his counterparts, including Germany’s Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, have expressed concern over this situation.

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Russia asks European states to influence US for sake of preserving INF Treaty

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