The law on the denunciation of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) was adopted by the Federation Council. Before that, the same decision was made by the State Duma.
A bill to denounce the treaty was introduced to parliament by Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 10.
The Foreign Ministry, commenting on this decision, said that security in Europe “was affected by the hostile actions of NATO countries and their clients towards us.” Deputy head of the department Sergei Ryabkov noted that the treaty itself “did not actually work for many years,” so Russia’s withdrawal from it “cannot worsen the situation.”
The treaty itself “due to the changed situation” contradicts Russia’s security, Ryabkov emphasized. Among such decisions, he, in particular, called the refusal of Finland and Sweden from non-alignment to military alliances, writes RBC.
The Treaty on Conventional Arms in Europe was signed in Paris in 1990. It was signed by 16 NATO countries and six countries of the Warsaw Pact. According to the treaty, countries were allowed to have an equal number of conventional weapons and military equipment.
Source: Rosbalt
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