Russia said that they are already preparing opposition measures in case of the exit of the United States from the INFMD

Russia, when planning the combat use of strategic missile forces (Strategic Missile Forces), takes into account that the United States can withdraw from an agreement on medium and short -range missiles (INFMD). Earlier, American democrats warned the President of the country Donald Trump that the US withdrawal from the INFMD will untie the Moscow .

“The impact of the consequences of the US exit from the INFMD, the subsequent placement of American medium -range American missiles in Europe and the related new threats of our security, is undoubtedly taken into account,” said Colonel General Sergei Karakaev, commander of the missile forces, in an interview with the newspaper of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation , Krasnaya Star .

In particular, by the end of the year, it is planned to put about 100 new weapons in the troops, among which the Yars missile systems inpatient and mobile basing. This will be one of the RF answers to Washington’s production of its OP systems in Eastern Europe. According to Karakaev, a number of military-technical measures will sufficiently reduce the effectiveness of the promising US anti-missile defense system in Europe.

Donald Trump announced the likely exit from the INFMD on October 21. The American president explained that he considers it necessary to do so, because the Russian side violates the provisions of this agreement. "Russia did not comply with the agreements, so we will get out of it," he said.

Russia, in turn, is sure that, on the contrary, the United States violates the INFMD, but is ready to work with American colleagues on eliminating mutual claims by agreement. On November 23, Patrushev stated that "the Russian side is invariably engaged in active efforts to remove Washington's claims, carefully responds to all US requests and presents comprehensive data confirming the absence of violations of the INFMD."

On December 3, a number of influential senators representing the democratic wing of the upper house of the American parliament warned Trump that the US exit from the INFMD would untie the arms of the Moscow. "With an understanding of how difficult it is to force Russia to correct the violation of the Agreement on the liquidation of the RSMD, nevertheless, the sudden decision of the administration on the exit unilaterally is a political and geostrategic gift of Russia," the appeal said.

On December 4, the United States and NATO gave Russia the last opportunity to save the INFMD if it eliminates its missile program within 60-day period. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo assured that the United States will begin the procedure for withdrawing from the contract for the elimination of medium and smaller missiles if Russia does not begin to fulfill its provisions within two months.

The head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia Valery Gerasimov told RIA Novosti that the US response will not be the US response, but the countries that have posted American missiles of medium and smaller range.

The agreement on the liquidation of medium and smaller missiles was signed by the Secretary General of the CPSU Central Committee Mikhail Gorbachev and US President Ronald Reagan on December 8, 1987 during the Soviet-American meeting in Washington.

The INFMD became the first document in history to eliminate the whole class of weapons. Its participants pledged to destroy all ballistic and cruise missiles of ground -based medium (from 1000 to 5500 km) and a small (from 500 to 1000 km) range. In addition, the parties agreed not to produce and not experience new RSMD.

According to the United States, Russia is developing the Novator 9M729 missile (SSC-8 according to the NATO classification) for the Iskander complex, the possible flight range of which violates the conditions of the INFMD. The Russian Foreign Ministry claimed that Russia did not experience a 9M729 missile for a range that violates the contract, and the United States is looking for an excuse for leaving the INFMD.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that if the United States leaves the RSMD, the fate of the contract to reduce strategic offensive weapons (START-3) will not be clear. “If all this is dismantled, then nothing will remain in the weapon control sector at all. There is nothing left but weapons,” the Russian leader said.