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Anti -missile blow
US President Donald Trump approved new sanctions against Russia for violating the agreement on the liquidation of medium and shorter missiles (RSMD). This was reported by Poltico with reference to a senior representative of the administration.
Russian companies that "provided technological assistance" in the development of cruise missiles prohibited by the contract will fall under restrictive measures. According to the source, these sanctions should “change the economic plans” of the Russian authorities and show that in Washington it is seriously referring to the violation of the RSMD agreement.
In addition, the source noted, the Pentagon will begin research and development on a new ground nuclear winged rocket, which is allowed in accordance with the contract. This amendment was approved in the country's recently approved defense budget.
On Friday, the US State Department published a statement in which he rejected Moscow’s accusations of violating the RSMD agreement. The document notes that Russia refused to enter into a discussion about its missile systems prohibited by the contract. Instead, Moscow "decided to divert attention from the claims" of the USA, having made counterclaims.
As an example, the Russian side gave three existing types of American weapons: AEGIS ASHORE missile defense system, ballistic missiles used as goals during tests and supporting hard -to -the -rumors. However, none of these systems falls under the restrictions imposed by the RSMD agreement, emphasized in the State Department.
"The United States constantly attracted Russian officials to participate in numerous events, including a special verification commission within the framework of the RSMD, explaining why the US actions are fully complied by the terms of the contract," the statement says.
In July 2014, the then US President Barack Obama sent a letter to Vladimir Putin with charges of violation of the RSMD agreement . In April 2015, the State Department threatened to “take measures” to Russia if it continues to violate the contract.
In March, the Pentagon said that Russia has launched a ground winged missile , thereby ignoring the "spirit and meaning" of the RSMD agreement. "The system is a danger to most of our facilities in Europe, and we are sure that the Russians deliberately launched it to threaten NATO and objects related to his area of responsibility," said Polva General Polva General Polva, deputy chairman of the United Chiefs of Staff, said at a hearing in the defense committee.
On July 8, the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives of the US Congress, Ed Royce, made an amendment to the draft budget on the national defense for 2018 on the introduction of new sanctions against Russia for violation of the RSMD agreement . "For many years, Vladimir Putin clearly ignores Russia's obligations under an RSMD agreement. The recent deployment of prohibited nuclear weapons forbidden to him is a serious threat to the interests of the US national security. This is another example of Russian aggression, which undermines global stability," Roice said.
On September 20, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Moscow is interested in maintaining the RSMD agreement, but suspects the United States of violating its provisions . "We have suspicions of at least three positions in the fact that the Americans create combat systems that violate or may violate the obligations taken under the contract. We honestly present their concern, the Americans also make us claims, but cannot specifically justify that they were alarmed," the minister said.